Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS Product Data Management (PDM)

According to this commercial provider, “SOLIDWORKS Product Data Management (PDM) solutions help you get your design data under control and substantially improve the way your teams manage and collaborate on product development. With SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional (previously known as SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM) enables your teams to:

• Securely store and index design data for fast retrieval.
• Eliminate concerns about version control and data loss.
• Share and collaborate on designs with people inside and outside the organization in multiple locations. 
• Create an electronic workflow to formalize, manage, and optimize development, document approval, and engineering change processes” 

Processes Supported

• Configuration Management (CM)
• Digital Product Support
• Life Cycle Management
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) / Product Data Management (PDM) 
• Product Support Analysis (PSA)/ Supportability Analysis 
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Technical Data Management

Potential Organizations Associated

• Air Force/ Space Force
• Army
• Defense Agencies
• Navy/ Marine Corps

License Requirement

• License fee may apply

Integrated Product Support (IPS) Elements Addressed

• Design Interface
• Product Support Management
• Supply Support
• Sustaining Engineering
• Technical Data

Disclaimer

This commercial tool is included in the product support analytical tools database to assist defense acquisition workforce members with identifying product support solutions which potentially optimize system readiness and life cycle cost. The analytical tools database itself should under no circumstances be considered all-encompassing; nor does it in any way warrant or endorse the capabilities, pricing, and/or products of any particular individual, company, capability, or organization. Suggested updates to the description of this particular tool or additions to the tools database are welcome.