Product lifecycle

In industry, product lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its inception through the engineering, design and manufacture, as well as the service and disposal of manufactured products.[1][2] PLM integrates people, data, processes, and business systems and provides a product information backbone for companies and their extended enterprises.[3]

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