Project Lifecycle Management (PLM): evolution and state of the art

Abstract

Intelligent manufacturing has produced a revolutionary change, mainly driven by the current competitive world, reinforcing the importance of inserting Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) approach. PLM emerges with the aim of efficiently managing product-related information throughout the product lifecycle with sustainability. It also satisfies the interest in managing the services and products lifecycle, and in the case of products, their management, from their insertion in production processes, to their lifecycle end, generating a closed management cycle. This paper aims mainly to understand how the concept of PLM is being approached and defined by academics. For this, a systematic literature review with bibliometrics, networks and contents analysis were applied. The goal of this paper to evidencing the main PLM definitions, providing a comprehensive view of the current researches and raising knowledge gaps for future research about it.