Chapter 9: PLM and Information Exchange Standards

Title: Challenges in supporting product design and manufacturing in a networked economy: A PLM perspective

Author(s): Eswaran Subrahmanian, Rachuri Sudarsan, Steven J. Fenves, Sebti Foufou, Ram D. Sriram

Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, MSID Division 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA | National Institute of Standards and Technology, MSID Division 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA | National Institute of Standards and Technology, MSID Division 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA | LE2i Laboratory, University of Burgundy, B.P. 47870, Dijon France. | National Institute of Standards and Technology, MSID Division 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA

Reference: International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management 2005 pp. 495 - 506

Abstract/Summary: In this paper, we provide an overview of the changing design and manufacturing landscape in the 21^st century that has come about because of the Information Technology (IT), and the changing global conditions. Based on this overview and a review of the current state of IT for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) support in the design and manufacturing sector, we identify the areas of need for standards. A review of areas covered by standards leads us to the development of an initial typology of standards and a potential path for bringing convergence of these standards in support of PLM. We make a case throughout the paper that given the nature of the task we need to aspire to create open standards with wide participation.

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