Adopting Product Life Cycle Management Systems in Industries: A Review of the Barriers in PLM System Adoption

Abstract

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) hastens the development of a product and enhances profitability by linking employees, processes and information across all stages of a product’s lifecycle. Organizations are aware of the benefits of adopting a PLM system that it promotes efficiency in the product development process for the product to enter the market sooner, while helping in minimizing bottlenecks and creating a central database for all product information for everyone to access at any time. However, organizations do have certain barriers that hamper its adoption. The present review explores these barriers. These barriers are categorized and discussed, and solutions are suggested to overcome them. The review ends with a discussion on directions for future research.