Product Lifecycle Management

A dynamic industry and market environment requires companies to continuously review and improve the value contribution of their products. To do this, they must optimize the product development process, their product portfolio, or the cost situation of individual products. Our experienced experts know how to manage the product life cycle efficiently and holistically. Together, we ensure the rapid and sustainable success of your organization—at every stage of the product life cycle.

Our solution approach

Holistic approach : We transform your product portfolio and your total product creation process

From the idea and strategy to the market and your customers: Our holistic approach encompasses both the individual component, the product portfolio, and every phase of the product life cycle. The building blocks of our product lifecycle management have proven themselves in many projects. Our goal is to transform your company effectively. Overview:

Innovative modular solution : We empower your organization

Holistic product lifecycle management includes every phase of the product. The success of the product is primarily defined in the early phases of product development. Through active frontloading, we set the course for successful and sustainable product lifecycle management together with you.

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Market needs & product portfolio

You need to place the right products for the right customers on the market at the right time. We support you in the following tasks:

Identifying homogeneous market and customer segments
Planning the product portfolio for minimal complexity and maximum customer-orientation
Setting up the right projects for a competitive portfolio
Identifying exceptional differentiating features

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Product architecture & standardization

Fulfill your customers’ wishes effectively and with minimal complexity. We take a comprehensive approach to modularization and standardization:

Structuring product requirements and making their fulfillment measurable
Introducing and developing modular product architectures and toolkits
Digitally implementing rule-based product and variant configuration
Designing products with their ecological impact in mind

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Innovation & product lifecycle

Actively manage your entire product lifecycle. Doing so ensures the competitiveness of your product portfolio across all areas of the value chain. We help you rise to the following challenges:

Managing product variants in the series production phase
Implementing changes quickly and effectively during product development and series production
Designing production- and service-compatible product architectures
Considering products within the circular economy, up to their end-of-life

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Product cost & value management

Ensure lasting profitability by establishing strong cost awareness at every stage of the product lifecycle. We equip your organization to perform in these areas:

Implementing cost & value management in projects
Developing products and services in a cost- and value-oriented manner
Tracking target costs along the product lifecycle and interrogating actual costs
Implementing carbon footprint & cost calculations down to component level

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Sustainable PLM Transformation

Thoroughly adapt your development processes, structures, and systems to ensure that all product and portfolio optimizations are sustainable. We accompany you through this transformation:

End-to-end optimization of processes and organizations
Equipping and inspiring employees in product and portfolio development
Creating consistent data and system landscapes in the sense of digital twinning of products
Clearly defining, achieving, measuring, and evaluating objectives

Product Lifecycle Management