Beyond PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Blog https://beyondplm.com/ Information About PLM, Engineering And Manufacturing Software by Oleg Shilovitsky... Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:44:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://beyondplm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-beyondplmlogo-32x32.jpg Beyond PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) Blog https://beyondplm.com/ 32 32 How A Correct AI Answer Can Still Be the Wrong Product Decision https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/16/correct-ai-answer-wrong-product-decision/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/16/correct-ai-answer-wrong-product-decision/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:44:34 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20646 Why AI needs the product situation, not only the product definition Imagine an engineer asking an AI assistant a simple...

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]]> https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/16/correct-ai-answer-wrong-product-decision/feed/ 0 The Question PLM and Change Management Cannot Answer: Why Was It Designed This Way? https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/10/the-question-plm-and-change-management-cannot-answer-why-was-it-designed-this-way/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/10/the-question-plm-and-change-management-cannot-answer-why-was-it-designed-this-way/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:35:32 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20633 [HERO IMAGE]  I have been writing about Product Memory for some time now, developing the idea that companies need more...

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]]> https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/10/the-question-plm-and-change-management-cannot-answer-why-was-it-designed-this-way/feed/ 129 Product Memory Is Not Another Database https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/08/product-memory-is-not-another-database/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/08/product-memory-is-not-another-database/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:57:30 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20618 The conversation about Product Memory reached an important milestone last week. The concept started traveling without me. Brion Carroll (II)...

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]]> https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/08/product-memory-is-not-another-database/feed/ 45 Why Product Memory Is Not a New Name for PLM https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/03/why-product-memory-is-not-a-new-name-for-plm/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/03/why-product-memory-is-not-a-new-name-for-plm/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:51:44 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20612 As I’m moving forward in the exploration of Product Memory development and working on my book, From CAD Files to...

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]]> https://beyondplm.com/2026/08/03/why-product-memory-is-not-a-new-name-for-plm/feed/ 131 FPHE and the Future of PLM: The Report Prescribes the Disease It Diagnoses https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/26/fphe-future-plm-prescribes-disease-it-diagnoses/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/26/fphe-future-plm-prescribes-disease-it-diagnoses/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:35:02 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20601 Doug Macdonald published a report in July 2026 called “The Future of Product Lifecycle Management: After 40 Years, Where Are...

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]]> https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/26/fphe-future-plm-prescribes-disease-it-diagnoses/feed/ 292 Is Product Memory a New System of Record? https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/19/is-product-memory-a-new-system-of-record/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/19/is-product-memory-a-new-system-of-record/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:09:02 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20586 After my keynote at the IFIP PLM 2026 conference in Lecce earlier this month, someone in the audience asked me...

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]]> https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/19/is-product-memory-a-new-system-of-record/feed/ 236 From CAD Files to Product Memory: My Keynote at IFIP PLM 2026 (and a Book Announcement) https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/14/from-cad-files-to-product-memory-ifip-plm-2026-keynote/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/14/from-cad-files-to-product-memory-ifip-plm-2026-keynote/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:11:05 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20560 I continue my article series about IFIP PLM 2026 in Lecce, Italy. If you missed my previous articles, check them...

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]]> https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/14/from-cad-files-to-product-memory-ifip-plm-2026-keynote/feed/ 152 40 Years of PLM: From Documents to Intelligence. Martin Eigner’s Pioneer Keynote at IFIP PLM 2026 https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/12/martin-eigner-40-years-plm-keynote/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/12/martin-eigner-40-years-plm-keynote/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:49:45 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20545 This is the second article in my series about the IFIP PLM 2026 conference in Lecce, Italy. Today I want...

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]]> https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/12/martin-eigner-40-years-plm-keynote/feed/ 39 IFIP PLM 2026 in Lecce: Digital Thread, AI, and a Community Thinking About What Comes Next https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/12/ifip-plm26-lecce-conference-review-ai-digital-thread-or-shorter-ifip-plm26-lecce-impressions/ https://beyondplm.com/2026/07/12/ifip-plm26-lecce-conference-review-ai-digital-thread-or-shorter-ifip-plm26-lecce-impressions/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:58:13 +0000 https://beyondplm.com/?p=20534 Last week I attended the IFIP 23rd International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM26) in Lecce, Italy, hosted by the...

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