n ndstry, prdct lfcycl mngmnt (PLM) s th prcss f mngng th ntr lfcycl f prdct frm ts ncptn thrgh th ngnrng, dsgn, nd mnfctr, s wll s th srvc nd dspsl f mnfctrd prdcts. PLM ntgrts ppl, dt, prcsss, nd bsnss systms nd prvds prdct nfrmtn bckbn fr cmpns nd thr xtndd ntrprss.