PLM (2)

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems govern product definition, configuration, and change control.

This tag groups articles that reference PLM systems in relation to engineering execution, readiness, and structural execution behavior.

Why a BOM is not execution

The Bill of Materials (BOM) is a central artefact in engineering and planning. It defines what a product consists of and how parts and assemblies are structured. In many project environments, the presence of a complete BOM is implicitly treated as a proxy for execution…

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Why ERP cannot see assemblies

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems provide a comprehensive framework for planning and coordinating resources. They organise materials, costs, schedules and financial commitments across the enterprise. In engineering-driven projects, however, execution problems frequently arise at the level of assemblies. These problems remain invisible to ERP until…

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