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Future-proofing Product Lifecycle Management

Product Lifecycle Management

Product Lifecycle Management

The enabler of the business of tomorrow

The management of product data across the entire product life cycle and all areas of the value chain is of central importance. With a 360-degree view of products, processes, organization and IT, UNITY leads your PLM projects to success. Our supplier-neutral role guarantees you independence and objectivity. Based on your corporate strategy and goals, we successfully set up your Product Lifecycle Management for the future. Together with you, we develop your PLM strategy, evaluate your PLM systems, support you in the selection and introduction of PLM systems and qualify your PLM team. We also advise you on additional topics such as digital business models and the digital twin in the development, production and operational phases.

PLM in R&D

Optimize your product development with the proven method for efficient Product Lifecycle Management. Manage the entire lifecycle of your products precisely and consistent, from the initial idea to market readiness. Seamless integration of processes and data enables you to achieve effective control of product development, fast approvals and a high product quality. With "PLM in R&D" you lay the foundation for your success and secure a competitive advantage. Bring your innovations to market faster and maintain an overview at all times.

PLM in Product Development

Expand your focus beyond R&D and integrate areas of expertise such as manufacturing engineering, production and service into your Product Lifecycle Management approach. Benefit from optimal collaboration and use the synergies between all relevant areas along the internal value creation process. This comprehensive integration creates profitable closed-loop scenarios, such as closed-loop manufacturing. Increase your efficiency, quality and customer satisfaction once again.

PLM in Product Use

For business models such as Product-as-a-Service (XaaS), it is essential to have comprehensive knowledge about the product in the field. This includes, for example, product lifecycle information such as operating status, service life, upcoming service intervals or recycling information in the context of "second life". With the help of PLM and systemic implementation, this information can be consolidated and targeted decisions can be made, such as triggering a service interval. PLM enables you to provide customized digital services, maximize customer value and develop sustainable digital business strategies.

30
years
of PLM experience
>
350
PLM projects
>
60
PLM experts

Consulting Services for PLM

Nachhaltiger Mehrwert für Ihr Unternehmen

Ihre Herausforderungen:

  • Bewältigung der Produktkomplexität durch den Einfluss von z.B. Software & Hardware sowie digitalen Geschäftsmodellen sicherstellen
  • (Globale) Zusammenarbeit im Kontext Datenintegrität & -sicherheit gewährleisten
  • Agilität und Flexibilität in Hinblick auf wechselnde Marktanforderungen (Time-to-Market) sicherstellen

UNITY-Lösungsansatz:

  • Ableitung der PLM-Strategie auf Basis der Unternehmensstrategie und -ziele zur Identifizierung der Handlungsfelder
  • Standortbestimmung hinsichtlich Prozesse, Methoden, IT & Organisation zur Identifizierung des Transformationsbedarfes
  • Darstellung des wirtschaftlichen Nutzens und des Transformationsplans
Konkret. Effizient. Realisierbar.

Ihre Herausforderungen:

  • Integration der PLM-Strategie in die Unternehmensorganisation und Geschäftsprozesse, um volles Potential entfalten zu können 
  • Effiziente und zukunftsorientiere Abbildung der PLM-Fachkonzepte, wie z.B. Elemente des Systems Engineering, Integration von Software & Hardware, Closed-Loop-Szenarien oder Konfigurationsmanagement

UNITY-Lösungsansatz:

  • Definition der PLM relevanten Geschäftsprozesse auf Basis von „Leading Practices” und Ableitung eines Umsetzungsplanes 
  • Entwicklung von realisierbaren Fachkonzepten mit Ihren Mitarbeitern für einen ganzheitlichen PLM-Ansatz auf Basis der Unternehmensstrategie
  • Ableitung von Organisationsmodellen und spezifischen Rollen für eine effiziente Anwendung der zu implementierenden Fachkonzepte und Prozesse
Zukunftsfähige Ausrichtung Ihrer Systemlandschaft

Ihre Herausforderungen:

  • Ihre IT-Landschaft muss den zukünftigen Erfordernissen eines erweiterten Produktlebenszyklus von der Anforderung bis zum End-of-Life gerecht werden
  • Der Einsatz moderner IT-Systeme zur Bewältigung gestiegener Anforderungen und Regularien in einer vernetzten Arbeitswelt steht der Integration in eine gewachsene IT-Umgebung gegenüber

UNITY-Lösungsansatz:

  • Ganzheitliche Analyse der Systemlandschaft (z.B. CAx, ERP, CPQ, PIM) unter Berücksichtigung Ihrer zukünftigen Geschäftsmodelle
  • Konzeption einer integrierten, smarten und service-orientierten IT-Architektur mit zukunftsweisenden Technologien zur Unterstützung Ihres Produktlebenszyklus
  • Entwicklung und Umsetzung eines Transformationsplans zum Aufbau Ihrer PLM IT-Landschaft
Kickstart für Ihre Organisation

Ihre Herausforderungen:

  • Die Umsetzung Ihres PLM-Projekts muss in Time & Budget erfolgen
  • Rückhalt für die PLM-Strategie in der Organisation schaffen
  • Fachkonzepte müssen korrekt implementiert, Mitarbeiter befähigt sowie Rollout-Szenarien geplant & Go-Lives sichergestellt werden

UNITY-Lösungsansatz:

  • Operationalisierung Ihres PLM-Vorhabens mit Hilfe agiler Projektmethodik
  • Konzeption und Etablierung eines Change-Management-Konzepts und Governance-Modells für Ihr Product Lifecycle Management
  • Begleitung, Steuerung und Absicherung der fachlichen Implementierung durch UNITY Business & IT Solution Experts auf Basis unserer “Leading Practices”

PLM Compact Course

In a three-day training course, you will acquire relevant knowledge and skills for practical work in PLM projects. Your trainers from Fraunhofer IEM and the UNITY management consultancy will show you how a future-proof, digital consistency can be systematically established across the relevant company processes in order to use product data effectively and thus ensure sustainable product success.

In 6 valuable modules, you will get to know the most important PLM processes and core applications step by step. At the same time, you will apply the knowledge you have gained directly in a real product development project with the other course participants. This will give you the foundations for managing complex systems and lay the foundations for digital engineering. 

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Project Stories in Digital R&D
  • Development of Future Scenarios
  • Process analysis for an integrated view of the DMU equipment process
  • Successful Technology Strategy Delivers Comfort in the Cabin Area
  • Graduated scheme to establish an integrated Systems Engineering approach
  • Uniformly defined product development process
  • Systems Engineering Quick Check
  • Systems Engineering Certification Training
  • Development of a sustainable solution for regulatory documentation
  • Innovative sewing and assistance system
  • Systems Engineering Training & Coaching
  • Systems Engineering Training Program
  • Efficiency Increase in Development Projects
  • Reduced project duration by restructuring the R&D Department
  • Products and the R&D organization positioned for the future
  • Systems Engineering Certification Training
  • Worldwide PDM System Replacement
  • External Project Management and Coaching for PLM Implementation
  • AI strategy harmonized across all departments
Thanks to UNITY, we were able to develop a suitable PLM strategy and demonstrate the benefit in a short period of time. In the next phase, UNITY guided us through the vendor selection process all the way to implementation – this is where we benefited from their methodology and technical know-how.
Darius Gasiorek
Responsible for IT applications
HOPPE-Gruppe

Master Plan of Action

We have developed the Master Plan of Action (MoA) for Engineering Excellence as a scalable and robust framework for the measurable transformation of your engineering. Due to its effectiveness and transparency, we now use this methodology across the board in almost all of our transformation projects. Based on the actual state, strategies and target images are designed that shape processes, products and technologies, your organization and engineering IT as well as future business models. The achievement of the target images is ensured by providing concrete capability descriptions and use cases in the form of implementation profiles. These are the starting point for a business case.

The Masterplan of Action therefore focuses on answering the questions of "Why, What and How" of digital transformation. You too can benefit from this.

Insights into Digital R&D

Your contacts for PLM

Dr.-Ing. Jens Standke

Principal, Head of PLM & Digital Twin

Cologne, Germany
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Markus J. Kelch

Principal

Munich, Germany
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Jörg Greitemeyer

Partner, Business Area Lead

Braunschweig/Paderborn/Stuttgart, Germany
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Magnus Meier

Partner, Business Area Team Lead

Munich/Stuttgart, Germany
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Michael Wolf

Partner, Business Area Lead

Hamburg, Germany
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Daniel Baldus

Principal

Stuttgart, Germany
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Walter Heydari

Senior Manager

Frankfurt, Germany
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