3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Upper Division
A survey of the graphical knowledge base with business and industry applications that support the product lifecycle management process is presented. Graphical applications used in the development of a product from an initial concept through its disposal are covered. Current and past application topics are reviewed in both theoretical and technological aspects and are validated through applied research. Emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary nature of product lifecycle management through industrial case studies.
Learning Outcomes1Develop fluency and awareness of the elements of product lifecycle management in the contemporary sense.
2Describe the basic elements of a PLM environment.
3Identify organizational barriers to implementing PLM.
4Describe the various roles in the organization and their relationship to PLM.
5Describe the concept of the Digital Thread and how it relates to product lifecycle management.
6Identify potential organizational impacts of PLM.
7Work within a team to design and deploy a product data management solution that supports PLM and the Digital Thread.
8Complete a research/white paper targeted at an industry or academic conference and/or publication covering the efforts of the project undertaken during the semester.
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.