What is the need of mechanical engineers in PLM industries like SIEMEN Sand 3DPLM?

What is the need of mechanical engineers in PLM industries likeSIEMENSand 3DPLM? 

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Elizabeth37

What is the need of mechanical engineers in PLM industries likeSIEMENSand 3DPLM? 

Hi Liz

Is is one of the important area in the Manufacturing field. We (Mechanical Engineers) all are taught subjects like Operations research and supply chain management in our Engineering to understand the basics of Product Life Cycle management. It deals with the product starting from Procurement and to the end to Supplying.

The main aim of Manufacturing department for PLM is to minimize the Inventory, Minimize the Cycle time with optimum quality and Max. the profit for the Organization.

A Mechanical Engineer maintains the Productivity of Workers, Designs the best ways to perform operations and to max. profit with optimum quality and service life of product.

PLM is an ERP software required for maintaining inventory. Although its more of a purchase-support job, still i would like to believe that if you have an engineering background (preferably mechanical) you would be better off with purchasing the technical products.