Introduction – The purchasing of complex components Operational purchasing of complex components is a challenge for many companies. Complex products are in most cases assembled from complex components. A typical ...

Implementing PLM Collaboration using a Hub In today’s globalized and digitalized society, efficient information sharing is crucial for most organizations to run efficiently. This holds regardless if the company is ...

Actually, it’s way more important than you might think! Having the correct documentation for a component delivered with a product is many times overlooked or forgotten due to the many ...

Introduction In the recently published paper, PLM in Defence Part 1, Eurostep published a list of 15 requirements to be used in the selection of an information system to manage ...

Introduction Ministries of defence face a number of challenges which put requirements on how product information is managed, communicated and shared with different stakeholders during the lifecycle of products. This ...

Managing unstructured and structured product data We are living in the age of digital transformation and IT is becoming an integral part of our lives. Design and engineering of things ...

Export Control and its Challenges Many countries have regulations designed to protect their capabilities, both in commerce and defence. Generally, these are known as Export Control Regulations. They are designed ...

Implementing the digital thread and digital twin with PLCS The concept of a Digital Thread has been gaining traction for a while. It often seems to be focused on manufacturing: ...