An optimized framework of integrated logistics based on PLM (product lifecycle management)

Abstract

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is an integrated business approach to the collaborative creation, management and dissemination of engineering information throughout the extended enterprise. Concretely, PLM enables a supply chain to become much more competitive by an effective collaboration among customers, developers, suppliers and manufacturers at various lifecycle stages of a product. Indeed, integrating logistic constraints in the early stages of product development will avoid additional costs and wasted time caused by a product unsuitable for its supply chain. Our objective is to show the role of PLM in supply chain optimization. This paper proposes a methodology of simultaneous design of the product and its related supply chain based on PLM approach and optimization mathematical models.