Collaboration across the extended enterprise drives innovation, improves product quality, and accelerates product development. PLM systems create a secure environment for communication, enabling cross-disciplinary teams—comprising internal and external stakeholders, such as customers and suppliers—to share critical information and provide input earlier in the development process. This proactive approach reduces the risk of downstream problems and enhances decision-making.
By facilitating the creation of viewables—such as 2D and 3D MCAD, ECAD, schematics, and other authored documents—PLM systems allow teams to securely view, markup, and provide visibility into designs efficiently. Enforcing security permissions while capturing markups, comments, and traceability ensures transparency and accountability throughout the product lifecycle. This seamless collaboration strengthens workflows, enhances teamwork, and promotes faster, more informed development reviews.
