Implementation Services

Technical Requirements

Zweave will work with your IT department to align the PLM project with your current and future technology architecture can be maintained.  The implementation of a PLM application may result in the phased retirement of current applications.  Zweave will create a Technical Requirements specification and draft various Technical Design Documents as needed.  Technical requirements address IT topics including:  Operating Systems, Database, Network design, Storage, Interfaces to ERP, Data Warehouse and other systems, Support, Maintenance, Back-Ups, and Security.

Zweave will work with your IT department to align the PLM project with your current and future technology architecture can be maintained.  The implementation of a PLM application may result in the phased retirement of current applications.  Zweave will create a Technical Requirements specification and draft various Technical Design Documents as needed.  Technical requirements address IT topics including:  Operating Systems, Database, Network design, Storage, Interfaces to ERP, Data Warehouse and other systems, Support, Maintenance, Back-Ups, and Security.

PLM Application Design

Zweave will create the Application Design documents for the system based on detailed knowledge of the capabilities of the PLM software application selected.  Zweave will utilize our industry domain expertise, industry best practices, and PLM technical knowledge to minimize the custom components that may be required. Zweave will create functional use cases and storyboards when necessary to document the application design. Zweave will document the requirements for any System customizations including workflow programming, interfaces to external systems.

PLM Configuration

Zweave can manage the configuration of the PLM system.  This phase includes a variety of activities, including configuration, customization and integration activities that are required to meet the solution design.  Zweave will use the configuration interfaces PLM system to enable the specific fields your company requires for all the objects in the PLM system.

Data Cleansing and Migration

Zweave can mange data migration activities during the PLM implementation phase.  Zweave can work with the customer’s IT department to define the data migration activities within the PLM project.   We will create a definition of data structures and define a repeatable data loading process library data such as materials, colors, products, product sizes, and vendors.

PLM Hosting Operations

Zweave has many years of experience architecting the technical infrastructure and hosting operations requirements for PLM systems. We will design a comprehensive PLM hosting environment with a clear understanding of the requirements for a reliable PLM infrastructure. The major hosting components of a PLM system include:

• Secure production data center
• Server hardware
• Storage hardware
• Storage & Backup
• Network connectivity
• User access control and security
• Remote user access
• System management tools

Your PLM solution can be implemented using your existing IT Infrastructure resources, new servers, or we could design it to be hosted in a private cloud-computing environment or a public cloud like Amazon Web Services. We will we will work with your IT department to architect a PLM environment that meets their standards and that they can support.

PLM Interfaces

The consumer goods manufacturing and vertical retail industries require interoperability between Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) application software and existing ERM and legacy systems. Integrated systems accelerate the execution of critical business processes can achieve significant cost savings and time to market advantages.  Zweave has the knowledge and experience to integrate your PLM solution to your other core information systems.