Building products that are sustainable by design is key to shaping the world of tomorrow. Contemporary businesses give vital consideration to including sustainable practices in their processes to address the ever-growing concern about environmental issues worldwide. And this is not just a mere branding exercise, but part of corporations' and industries' strategic priorities.
Marching forward in the sustainability mission are the various SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions and tools. By enabling companies to manage a holistic view of their products and services from inception to end-of-life, SAP PLM continues to play a crucial role in promoting and integrating sustainable practices across the enterprise.
PLM is a systematic, integrated approach to managing information, processes, and people associated with a product's life from idea to market, and sunset. It spans through all stages of a product's life, including design, manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal. SAP PLM allows organizations to define, develop, deliver, and manage all product-related information and processes, thereby enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, improving quality, and promoting innovation.
At SAP, our teams continue to put the "green lens" to leverage the intersection of PLM and sustainability. Developing PLM software that enables enterprises to incorporate sustainability in the product development process.
Let’s look at various phases of a product’s lifecycle and try to imagine the possibilities and benefits unlocked by incorporating sustainability into PLM -
In a world increasingly focused on sustainability, Product Lifecycle Management is proving to be an invaluable tool. By providing comprehensive oversight of a product's life, PLM supports companies in their efforts to design, produce, and dispose of products in a way that minimizes environmental impact. From promoting eco-design and optimizing resource use to ensuring regulatory compliance and enhancing supply chain transparency, PLM helps businesses integrate sustainable practices into their operations, contributing to a more sustainable future.
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Marching forward in the sustainability mission are the various SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions and tools. By enabling companies to manage a holistic view of their products and services from inception to end-of-life, SAP PLM continues to play a crucial role in promoting and integrating sustainable practices across the enterprise.
Product lifecycle management is a strategic business approach enabled by an appropriate set of digital technologies, but it is just one part of an enterprise application architecture spanning the business and the extended enterprise. (Connecting the Product Lifecycle Across the Enterprise – CIMdata Whitepaper | Read more)
How can SAP PLM support sustainable practices?
PLM is a systematic, integrated approach to managing information, processes, and people associated with a product's life from idea to market, and sunset. It spans through all stages of a product's life, including design, manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal. SAP PLM allows organizations to define, develop, deliver, and manage all product-related information and processes, thereby enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, improving quality, and promoting innovation.
At SAP, our teams continue to put the "green lens" to leverage the intersection of PLM and sustainability. Developing PLM software that enables enterprises to incorporate sustainability in the product development process.
Let’s look at various phases of a product’s lifecycle and try to imagine the possibilities and benefits unlocked by incorporating sustainability into PLM -
- Design Phase: Optimizing for Sustainability.
One of the critical ways that PLM supports sustainable practices is through eco-design, which incorporates environmental considerations into the design and development process. PLM software give designers the power to evaluate the environmental impact of their designs, enabling them to make data-driven decisions about materials and methods to minimize their environmental impact. - Manufacturing Phase: Implementing Sustainable Manufacturing Processes.
Through PLM, organizations can gain insights and a comprehensive understanding of the resources used in each stage of a product's life. This knowledge can aid in identifying areas of waste and opportunities for reducing resource use. By optimizing resource usage, companies can significantly reduce their environmental impact and contribute to sustainability. - Distribution and Use Phase: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Operations.
PLM software makes it easier for designers, engineers, suppliers, and customers to collaborate and communicate with one another throughout the product lifecycle. This makes it possible to share ideas, knowledge, and best practices on sustainability, developing a culture of sustainability within the company and encouraging sustainable operations and consumption. - End-of-Life Phase: Enabling Circular Economy Practices through PLM.
A product's end-of-life stage can be effectively managed with the help of PLM. PLM software can assist businesses in creating more advantageous recycling or disposal strategies by recording and managing information about a product's composition and disassembly procedures. PLM supports the circular economy in this way by minimizing waste and encouraging material reuse and recycling.
The Future of PLM in Advancing Sustainability Goals Across the Supply Chain
- Ensuring Compliance
A crucial component of sustainable operations is regulatory compliance, and PLM may be extremely helpful in this regard. PLM assists businesses in ensuring they adhere to environmental legislation and standards by maintaining thorough records of all information pertaining to products. Additionally, it makes audits and reporting simpler, assisting companies in demonstrating their dedication to sustainability. - Enhancing Supply Chain Transparency
By monitoring and managing data about suppliers and materials, PLM promotes supply chain transparency. Companies' overall sustainability is improved by this transparency, which enables them to spot and address any unsustainable activities in their supply chain.
Leveraging PLM to Drive Sustainable Innovation across Industries
In a world increasingly focused on sustainability, Product Lifecycle Management is proving to be an invaluable tool. By providing comprehensive oversight of a product's life, PLM supports companies in their efforts to design, produce, and dispose of products in a way that minimizes environmental impact. From promoting eco-design and optimizing resource use to ensuring regulatory compliance and enhancing supply chain transparency, PLM helps businesses integrate sustainable practices into their operations, contributing to a more sustainable future.
Learn more about solutions from SAP’s PLM Portfolio:
- SAP Product Lifecycle Management Software
- SAP S/4HANA
- SAP Enterprise Product Development
- SAP Teamcenter by Siemens
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