companies in the manufacturing sector have become familiar with data management systems of one form or another. Whether it is CRM, PDM, ERP or PLM, some kind of software is generally employed to manage the data needs at certain points in the manufacturing process.
Two of the oldest and most common data management systems are ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management). But what really is the difference between them? Recently, as many companies have sought to integrate the two systems, there has been growing interest in the topic.