Application of PLM processes to respond to mechanical SMEs needs

Julien Le Duigou (1) , Alain Bernard (1) , Nicolas Perry (2) , Jean-Charles Delplace (3)

1 IRCCyN - Institut de Recherche en Communications et en Cybernétique de Nantes
2 LGM2B - Laboratoire Génie Mécanique et Matériaux de Bordeaux
3 Cetim - Centre Technique de l'Industrie Mécanique

PLM is today a reality for mechanical SMEs. Some companies implement PLM systems very well but others have more difficulties. This paper aims to explain why some SMEs do not success to integrated PLM systems analyzing the needs of mechanical SMEs, the processes to implement to respond to those needs and the actual PLM software functionalities. The proposition of a typology of those companies and the responses of those needs by PLM processes will be explain through the applications of a demonstrator applying appropriate generic data model and modelling framework.

Domaines: Génie mécanique [physics.class-ph]; Génie mécanique [physics.class-ph]; Ingénierie assistée par ordinateur

Julien Le Duigou, Alain Bernard, Nicolas Perry, Jean-Charles Delplace. Application of PLM processes to respond to mechanical SMEs needs. Global Product Development: Proceedings of the 20Th Cirp Design Conference, Springer, pp.319-326, 2011, 978-3-642-15973-5. ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-15973-2⟩. ⟨hal-00540009⟩