A blog by Oleg Shilovitsky
Information & Comments about Engineering and Manufacturing Software

PLM and importance of mobile apps

PLM and importance of mobile apps
Oleg
Oleg
7 May, 2013 | 2 min for reading

Mobile is hyping, trending, skyrocketing… You name it. Everything goes mobile these days. Many developers of enterprise apps are asking these days – what does it mean for me? PLM developers are one of them. How mobile apps are important for users of CAD, PDM, PLM and other engineering applications? In the past, I posted – Mobile PLM gold rush. Did vendor miss the point?  My main point – mobile is about how to get a specific job done. It is about how to “read email”, “approve task”, “review change”. However, it is clearly not about how to make “everything mobile” .

I was reading an interesting article few days ago. Larry Page Says Mobile Apps Won’t Hurt Search: ‘The Information Wants To Be Found’.  Here is an interesting passage you may want to remember.

CEO Larry Page responded that he “always” gets asked about how the popularity of mobile apps affects Google search, but he’s “not super-concerned” about it. “We’ve been dealing with that issue for a long time,” Page said. “Fundamentally search is an amazing thing for publishers and software developers and other apps. I think, in general, the information wants to be found.”

The statement resonate. PLM is first about how to make product information available for people. The right information at the right moment of time. PLM system should deliver this information regardless on type of device you are using – desktop, mobile, Google glass (:)).

What is my conclusion? The critical role of mobile apps in PLM is related to ability to deliver information and make a decision regardless on your location. Product development and manufacturing business is dynamic and distributed these days. Mobile apps need to support it. However, it is only possible by establishing core PLM services managing data and processes in a seamless way. Just my thoughts…

Best, Oleg

Recent Posts

Also on BeyondPLM

4 6
7 October, 2013

Tagging is one of the most popular ways to classify information. Tagging became a mainstream way to classify information in...

29 December, 2014

Mobile is one of the strongest trends in technology and business these days. I keep following technology and business events...

29 July, 2015

My SmarTeam colleague and long time blogging buddy Jos Voskuil challenged readers with an unusual PLM dilemma. You should pick between usability...

7 April, 2009

Well, finally it happened 🙂 (April 1 SpaceClaim Twitter AddIn Prank) – the first CAD system to present integration with Twitter. So,...

24 May, 2010

I’ve been thinking about how possible to change PLM development trajectory and scale PLM adoption in the market. Thinking about...

10 December, 2013

PDM v. PLM. This topic is usually raising lots of questions. Still is… People are getting confused by names and...

8 December, 2016

For many years, CAD competition was heavily focused on geometrical features and modeling. Still 3D modeling capabilities is a very...

25 December, 2016

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Holiday season is an opportunity to reflect on both the past and the New Year...

20 April, 2014

I took few days of rest with the family on Paradise Island. Huge hotel and attractions facilities of Atlantis are...

Blogroll

To the top