Machine generated contents note: 1. Requirements of complex product development -- 2. General description of PDM -- 3. General description of SCM -- 4. Comparison of technical principles and key functionality -- 5. Analysis and general findings -- 6. PDM and SCM integration -- 7. Evaluation and deployment -- 8. Case studies -- 9. survey of PDM tools -- 10. Survey of SCM tools -- 11. Document management systems -- 12. Standards and de facto standards in PDM and SCM
Summary
Annotation Many of the products consumers use today use a combination of both computer software and hardware components. This groundbreaking book offers professionals an in-depth understanding of PDM and SCM. It points out the similarities and differences of these two processes, and explains how they can be combined to ensure effective and efficient component integration