Lightweight product lifecycle information management for small enterprises

摘要: In an increasingly competitive and global market, small enterprises can benefit just as much from product lifecycle management (PLM) larger enterprises. However, the software currently available to support PLM is aimed at does not entirely suit more flexible business processes heterogeneous systems environment of smaller We argue that some most important benefits may be achieved by using combination a full-featured CAD system with lightweight visualisation formats overlaid annotations applied model regardless its format. outline proof-of-concept implementation these ideas indicate where further work needed.