Product Data Management to Small and Medium Size Enterprises

The main objective of the project is to enhance the product and lifecycle management (PDM / PLM) expertise of the companies in the target group of the project, promoting and supporting enterprise growth and customer compliance in supply chain networks. In the project, new educational contents and educational concepts are produced and tested utilizing the latest tools and methods of user-centred design, communication, media and virtual reality.

The aim of the project is to develop and improve the quality and offering of product and lifecycle management
education for manufacturing industry, paying attention especially to small and medium-sized enterprises and their
specific needs for digitalization.

PDM2sme - (Product Data Management to Small and Medium Size Enterprises) is implemented by Tampere University of Applied Sciences and Turku University of Applied Sciences as a joint project. The main objective of the project is to enhance the product and lifecycle management (PDM / PLM) expertise of the companies in the target group of the project, promoting and supporting enterprise growth and customer compliance in supply chain networks. In the project, new educational contents and educational concepts are produced and tested utilizing the latest tools and methods of user-centred design, communication, media and virtual reality.

The project activities will promote and support the growth and expertise of the
companies and the development of their stakeholder network. Implementing the project results and disseminating the produced knowledge nationally will ensure the development of the competitiveness and the increased productivity of the companies. The resulting educational content will provide companies with the ability to select, implement and utilize the programs and systems that are best suited to product and lifecycle management company-specifically.

The project also produce knowledge and understanding of the use of media and communications practices and tools in the education of product management and related product processes. The new operative model created, developed using service design methods, enables the development of the business of the companies as the expertise in product and life cycle management increases. The educational concept is verified by piloting. As the result of the new expertise, companies' capabilities for growth in digitized product development, production and service networks will be enhanced.