Short for Product Lifecycle Management, it refers to a set of software tools used for mechanical design, analysis and manufacturing to support products from when they are first conceived through distribution and retirement. Early PLM systems were assembled from various software components, but now there are a number of PLM software products.
PLM – Product Lifecycle Management
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