Product Lifecycle Management : Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking

Product Lifecycle Management : Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking

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Book Description
The first book on PLM, the productivity-enhancing system used by General Electric, Procter Gamble,Toyota, and Ford If you want to take lean approaches to the next level, this groundbreaking book introduces the next evolution of lean thinking: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). This new methodology reduces time, energy, and material expenditures across an organization and has saved billions in costs while shaving 60% off cycle times for performance-driven companies that include IBM, General Electric, Toyota, and Ford. Now PLM expert Michael Grieves shows business professionals how to roll out PLM across their entire organization. By applying this integrated, information-driven approach to all aspects of a product's life, managers will dramatically increase agility, optimize efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance productivity.

About the Author

Dr. Michael Grieves founded the Product Lifecycle Management Development Consortium University of Michigan's College of Engineering and served as its Co-Director. He developed the first on-line Product Lifecycle Management Overview course for College's Center for Professional Development and organizes and chairs the annual University of Michigan AUTO^e IT Conference. Grieves also is affiliated with the University of Arizona's internationally ranked MIS Department. Grieves works with PLM users and suppliers to companies such as General Electric, IBM, and Toyota on PLM strategies and implementations. With 35 years industry experience, Grieves is a principal in the international management and IT consulting firm, Core Strategies Inc and serves on the boards of a number of technology companies.

Product Lifecycle Management : Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking,Michael Grieves,McGraw-Hill,0071452303,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business Communication - General,Business/Economics,Management - General,Business & Economics / Business Communication

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