Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) is an elective subject included in the syllabus for 8th semester B.E., Mechanical and allied branches of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, Karnataka. PLM emerged as a new model for companies/organizations to manage their products across their lifecycles, right from the product design and manufacture, to service and disposal of the product. The various strategies and benefits of PLM have made companies to adopt the model in order to support their products and services, and maximize the business impact in global market. This book, in its present form, attempts to give an insight in to the various aspects involved in Product Life Cycle Management. The book is written strictly as per the prescribed VTU Syllabus, also keeping in mind the expectations and needs of the students and the concerned faculties. The book also serves to be useful for students of other courses/branches, while the teaching faculty will find this book a handy reference for teaching.
