Product lifecycle management (PLM)

Product development

Improve decision-making and innovation with SAP by digitalizing product development and connecting supply chains to enhance speed, profitability, quality, and compliance.

Integrated product development

Accelerate innovation by digitalizing, connecting, and streamlining product development.

Engineering control center

Integrate design data with business data for seamless cross-discipline collaboration.

Product lifecycle costing

Maintain profit margins by managing costs early and simulating impacts throughout the product lifecycle.

Product data integration

Boost efficiency and collaboration with bidirectional integrations for unified product data across the entire supply chain.

Business process integration

Integrate PLM systems such as Teamcenter, 3DEXPERIENCE, PTC Windchill, and Autodesk Vault to support end-to-end business processes.

Efficient and transparent data management

Improve material and supplier processes, support product design and variant management, and streamline supply chain functions.

Project management

Plan, execute, and monitor projects and portfolios across the enterprise to optimize business performance and achieve strategic objectives.

Portfolio and project management

Manage the project lifecycle from investment decision to closure on a single platform integrated with your enterprise processes.

Project collaboration and staffing

Share project information with external and internal stakeholders, resolve issues, and staff projects with the right resources.

Compliance

Ensure compliance, sustainability, and extended producer responsibility obligations throughout the product lifecycle to optimize material choices and accelerate product introductions.

Product compliance

Enforce compliance at each step of the product lifecycle, manage regulatory and sustainability requirements, and classify products.

Responsible design and production

Calculate extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations, plastic taxes, and corporate commitments to optimize material choices.