Integrating engineering processes in PLM context

Abstract

This paper concentrates on modeling systems engineering (SE) processes contained within the product management lifecycle (PLM). Both SE and PLM are concerned with managing the multiple views and interrelationships of system information to maintain consistency, so that it can be applied to more than one product (C. Bock, 2005). Our work focuses primarily on the system design, product realization, and technical evaluation processes. The core concept is to make use of the available SE tools and standards, to develop a model based on SysML language, where the PLM ensures the processes are successfully linked.