Using the end user's perspective to enhance Product Lifecycle Management implementation timelines
Abstract
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is a new business strategy being implemented by many companies. Currently, a need is to understand how critical factors affect the end user and influence the overall timeline of PLM implementations. This thesis addressed the research question of: During a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementations, can knowledge on implementation critical factors and their affects on end users enhance the creation of PLM implementation timelines? To answer this question, a survey was sent to individuals in the aerospace, automobile, and IT service & business strategy industries. In this research, a delimitation is set to limit the PLM implementations to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) version upgrades, changing CAD systems, and Product Data Management (PDM) system implementation. This research is not intended to completely solve or provide a solution for the best way or timeline in implementing PLM. On the contrary, the goal is to provide information that could enhance the success rate of the implementation with the help of generalized information obtained from the end users perspective in conjunction with the Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT).
Degree
M.S.
Advisors
Hartman, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Management|Engineering
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