Development of value chain collaborative model for product lifecycle management and its TFT-LCD industry adoption

This paper develops a framework analyzing activities in a value chain. The research also identifies the functions of product lifecycle management (PLM) required to collaborate and integrate members of value chains across different organizations in various types of business models. TFT-LCD industry is used as a case study to explain the framework and PLM adoption. This paper lists important modules of PLM supporting key activities of TFT-LCD industry value system. © 2005 ISPE, Inc.