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IBM Delivers Product Life Cycle ServiceIBM on Tuesday launched an on demand-flavored PLM (product life cycle management) service designed to help standardize the design practices and improve collaboration across the breadth of a manufacturer's supply chain.
In concert with the launch, IBM announced that Lam Research, a supplier of semiconductor fabrication equipment, is the first client to sign up for the new Web-based PLM service. Under the terms of the deal, IBM will provide Lam with a network-based system for managing and archiving product design documents and processes, including ones with knowledge management and collaboration features, spokesmen from each company said.
"This sort of on demand service will help us streamline processes and better enable collaboration with both users and suppliers. It will allow for faster realization of business value and ROI," said Steve Newberry, Lam's president and COO.
Lam officials said they also believe the service will eliminate many of the existing upfront capital expenditures as well as reduce the amount of time it takes to deploy such a system, compared to a more traditional implementation where in the past Lam has had to install the infrastructure and manage the application in-house.
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