SAP developed SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) with industry-leading companies to address the unique needs of all major industries. Unlike competitive offerings simply branded as industry specific, SAP PLM addresses your complete, end-to-end requirements.

Examples of industry-specific processes include:

• Aerospace & Defense – Aerospace and defense manufacturers gain support for program management and life-cycle data management processes.
• Automotive – With SAP PLM, automotive OEMs and automotive suppliers gain support for key activities involved in new product development and introduction.
• Chemicals – Chemical companies gain support for their new product development and introduction and manufacturing planning and execution processes.
• Consumer Products – Consumer products companies in various industry segments can benefit from extensive support for their new product development and introduction processes.
• High Tech – With SAP PLM, original equipment manufacturers and semiconductor and component manufacturers gain support for key activities involved in new product development and introduction.
• IM&C – SAP PLM supports key activities involved in new product development and introduction.
• Life Sciences – Life sciences companies benefit from support for key activities to accelerate time to market.
• Mill Products – SAP PLM supports key processes in time-to-market management, order management and execution, and enterprise management and support.
• Mining – With SAP PLM, mining companies gain support for key processes involved in enterprise asset management.
• Media – Production management allows broadcasting companies to manage and classify the large numbers of documents relevant to program production. Editorial collaboration helps to premium content publishers to manage tasks, resources, and schedules involved in the development of new titles.
• Telecommunications – SAP PLM supports key processes for network life-cycle management, as well as product management.