Editing Product lifecycle (section)

==History==
The inspiration for the burgeoning business process now known as PLM came from [[American Motors Corporation]] (AMC).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.to-increase.com/manufacturing-pioneers-reduce-costs-by-integrating-plm-erp/ |first=Luciano |last=Cunha |website=onwindows.com |title=Manufacturing Pioneers Reduce Costs By Integrating PLM & ERP |date=20 July 2010 |access-date=7 February 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081412/http://www.to-increase.com/manufacturing-pioneers-reduce-costs-by-integrating-plm-erp/ |archive-date=11 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.deskeng.com/virtual_desktop/?p=536 |first=Kenneth |last=Wong |title=What PLM Can Learn from Social Media |date=29 July 2009 |access-date=7 February 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160513020247/http://www.deskeng.com/virtual_desktop/?p=536 |archive-date=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The automaker was looking for a way to speed up its product development process to compete better against its larger competitors in 1985, according to [[François Castaing]], Vice President for Product Engineering and Development.<ref name="coe.org">{{cite web|url= http://www.coe.org/coldfusion/newsnet/may03/technology.cfm | first=Sidney |last=Hill, Jr. |title=How To Be A Trendsetter: Dassault and IBM PLM Customers Swap Tales From The PLM Front |date=May 2003 |publisher=COE newsnet |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090213042744/http://www.coe.org/coldfusion/newsnet/may03/technology.cfm |archive-date=13 February 2009 |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref> AMC focused its R&D efforts on extending the product lifecycle of its flagship products, particularly Jeeps, because it lacked the "massive budgets of General Motors, Ford, and foreign competitors."<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=MpAoAQAAMAAJ&q=Faced+with+the+massive+R%26D+budgets+of+General+Motors,+Ford,+and+foreign+competitors,+AMC+has+placed+R%26D+emphasis+on+bolstering+the+product+life+cycle+of+its+prime+products+(particularly+Jeeps) |title=Formulation, implementation, and control of competitive strategy |first1=John A. |last1=Pearce |first2=Richard B. |last2=Robinson |edition=4 |publisher=Irwin |year=1991 |page=315 |isbn=9780256083248 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170217005302/https://books.google.com/books?id=MpAoAQAAMAAJ&q=Faced+with+the+massive+R%26D+budgets+of+General+Motors,+Ford,+and+foreign+competitors,+AMC+has+placed+R%26D+emphasis+on+bolstering+the+product+life+cycle+of+its+prime+products+(particularly+Jeeps) |archive-date=17 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref> After introducing its compact [[Jeep Cherokee (XJ)]], the vehicle that launched the modern [[sport utility vehicle]] (SUV) market, AMC began development of a new model, that later came out as the [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]]. The first part in its quest for faster product development was [[computer-aided design]] (CAD) software system that made engineers more productive.<ref name="coe.org"/> The second part of this effort was the new communication system that allowed conflicts to be resolved faster, as well as reducing costly [[Engineering change order|engineering changes]] because all drawings and documents were in a central database.<ref name="coe.org"/> The product data management was so effective that after Chrysler purchased AMC, the system was expanded throughout the enterprise connecting everyone involved in designing and building products. <ref name="coe.org"/> While an [[early adopter]] of PLM technology, Chrysler was able to become the auto industry's lowest-cost producer, recording development costs that were half of the industry average by the mid-1990s.<ref name="coe.org"/>