Product and supply chain related data, processes and information systems for product portfolio management

Traditional product data management (PDM) systems have evolved to support the product lifecycle management (PLM). The combination, also referred to as PDM/PLM has developed into a product master data (PMD) repository. The PMD and business process related data are utilised in product portfolio management (PPM). However, companies' tendency to have productrelated data in silos among multiple business processes and information systems (IS) results...