PLM a Mixed Bag to Readers

Product lifecycle management (PLM) software is a relatively new application category. As often happens, early adopters seem to have had widely varying experiences, as this month’s reader survey shows.

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关于调查的约三分之一的回应表示希望了解更多关于PLM的愿望以及它可以为他们做些什么。仅超过二五五(44%)认为PLM是用于管理产品设计到制造过程的软件工具,而大约8%的考虑PLM为管理产品设计的工具。

Apparently, some early users of PLM software have been less than impressed, but a majority had positive experiences. Forty-three percent of 84 respondents to the survey said they tried it and did not have a good experience. On the other hand, 20 percent said that their implementation lived up to expectations, while another 10 percent reported that PLM software enhanced their team’s experience.

作为PLM称为PLM的整体产品套件的一部分包括模拟制造过程的软件。某些软件允许设计人员构建虚拟工厂,而其他软件则在实际构建任何内容之前模拟控制系统的工作。六十百分之六十的响应调查正在使用仿真软件,最多(总计29%)使用它来模拟其控制系统。13%的使用它用于过程制造,其次是10%的培训材料处理系统。两种百分之二是为整个制造工厂建模的。其中不使用仿真软件的人,三分之二正在考虑其使用(总响应的25%)。

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