Editing Product lifecycle (section)

===Phase 3: Realize===
====Manufacture, make, build, procure, produce, sell and deliver====
Once the design of the product's components is complete, the method of manufacturing is defined. This includes CAD tasks such as tool design; including the creation of [[Numerical control|CNC]] machining instructions for the product's parts as well as the creation of specific tools to manufacture those parts, using integrated or separate CAM ([[computer-aided manufacturing]]) software. This will also involve analysis tools for process simulation of operations such as casting, molding, and die-press forming.

Once the manufacturing method has been identified, CPM comes into play. This involves CAPE (computer-aided production engineering) or CAP/CAPP (computer-aided [[production planning]]) tools for carrying out factory, plant and facility layout, and production simulation e.g. press-line simulation, industrial ergonomics, as well as tool selection management.

After components are manufactured, their geometrical form and size can be checked against the original CAD data with the use of computer-aided inspection equipment and software. Parallel to the engineering tasks, sales product configuration, and marketing documentation work takes place. This could include transferring engineering data (geometry and part list data) to a web-based sales configurator and other [[desktop publishing]] systems.