| Developing, launching, supporting - and ultimately profiting - from new products is challenging. It requires the integration of business processes and product data across the multiple product development, data management, design, and analysis applications that make up the extended Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) suite. Additionally, in order to ensure profitability across the product lifecycle, these tools must also exist within the overall enterprise system footprint. This report serves as a roadmap for companies seeking to identify Best-in-Class approaches to the integration of the disparate applications within the PLM suite and the extension of those applications into the broader enterprise ecosystem, to achieve higher returns from their product investments. |