FMI for PLM (integration of models and related data in product life-cycle management).

Product life-cycle management (or PLCM) is the succession of strategies used by business management as a product goes through its life-cycle.

The TLC associated with a product or technological service is different from product life-cycle (PLC) dealt with in product life-cycle management.

In 2001, I-Logix acquired the iNOTION product life-cycle management (PLM) technology from KLA-Tencor.

Product life-cycle management (PLM) refers more to a management strategy than to a specific IT technology, the goal of which is to optimize product life cycles through the gathering and analysis of product data generated over time.

Nastran's CAE capabilities were added to NX Unigraphics' CAD and other components to form the EDS/UGS PLM Solutions product life-cycle management suite.