This document discusses DocDokuPLM, an open source PLM (product lifecycle management) solution. It provides definitions of PLM, outlines its key purposes like reducing costs and ensuring compliance. It presents DocDoku's vision of an open source, cloud-ready PLM system that can be used across industries. DocDokuPLM is currently in early stages but production-ready, using standard formats and an API for interoperability. Contact details are provided for DocDoku, the company developing the open source PLM solution.

1. PLM
Florent Garin, DocDoku
Open Source PLM
Building a generic modern PLM solution
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2. Who are we?
• IT consultancy company
• France based
• Team : 10 people passionate about software
• The founders
• Florent Garin CTO, certified Java EE architect,
trainer, book writer
• Eric Descargues Sales director, agile project manager
• Competency= IT
• Activities= Consulting, Training, Application development
• Open Source= DocDokuPLM
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3. Agenda
• PLM definition
• What does PLM provide?
• Our vision, our project
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4. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
“Manages the entire lifecycle of a
product from its conception to
disposal.
Integrates people, data, processes and
business systems and provides a
product information backbone.”
Wikipedia
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5. PLM, what is about?
Process Management
Data Visualization
Bill of Materials
Product Structure
Change Management
User access control
Product Configuration
Document Management
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6. What are the purposes of PLM?
• Decrease time to market
• Increase quality
• Reduce costs
• Achieve better productivity
• Ensure legal compliance
• Meet traceability requirements
• Manage complexity
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7. Our vision
• PLM systems are traditionally used and designed for the
manufacturing industry
• Why?
• Does any sector could benefit from a PLM system?
• Open Source has proved to be more efficient than
proprietary development process
• So, why not an Open Source PLM?
• The social ERA has come, PLM software should embrace it
• The cloud is changing the way enterprises make use of IT,
PLM solutions cannot escape that evolution
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8. DocDokuPLM
• Still in early stage (fall 2011) but yet production-ready
• Used by mia-electric (electric car maker)
• OW2 incubated
• GPL v3
• http://plm.docdoku.com
• Training, support and customization provided by DocDoku
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9. Technical specifications
• Cross-platform, multi-device
• Because PLM involve people inside and outside the company using
heterogeneous OS and devices
• Enterprise level Software
• Reliability, security and performance are not options
• Standard compliant
• To protect investments
• Adapted from STEP 10303
• Open API
• Mandatory for interoperability
• Cloud-Ready
• Because Cloud is more than a buzzword, it’s a strong movement
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10. DocDokuPLM Architecture – Big picture
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11. Contacts
• Location
Immeuble Le Delphe
35 rue Lancefoc
31000 Toulouse
Tel : +335 61 72 24 09
Fax : +339 56 10 29 17
• Web
http://www.docdoku.com
http://plm.docdoku.com
http://twitter.com/docdoku
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