Product Data Management (PDM) software is a central component of digital engineering. However, particularly in smaller companies, PDM systems often cause systematic problems. Slow, functionally limited tools that are neither available via web nor cloud services complicate coordination in projects and provoke misunderstandings. Errors, inefficient processes, and unnecessary costs resulting from these issues often remain hidden from management.

In our guide, you will learn:

• why product data management should also be a focus in SMBs,
• how poor PDM hinders engineering efficiency,
• when a PDM system has outlived its usefulness,
• what options you have for its replacement, and
• which factors are important for selection.