PLM in Education – The Escape from Boredom

PLM and particularly the thoughts behind Closed-Loop PLM are a complex matter and almost every aspect of an industrial enterprise is affected by it. The real-world complexity and the role of PLM in a company are hard to explain to students, particularly in an abstract university environment. In fact, only few students manage to build a link between the abstract theory and the daily challenges of companies. Linking the reality with commonly accepted theory and new aspects from research requires a model that can showcase how theory works in real world, but is simple enough to be explained in a reasonable amount of time.