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Still stuck with outdated PLM?
In manufacturing, the product lifecycle is supposed to be a continuum—from initial design to testing, approval, and eventual production. However, production companies are often relying on outdated and disconnected PLM solutions – and the need to modernize is clear.
Published: 2. July 2025
Why outdated PLM can be fatal for your business
Relying on legacy PLM solutions or disconnected processes introduces critical operational inefficiencies. Often, manufacturer face challenges such as:
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Complex Workflow Setup: Legacy systems lack intuitive configuration, making it slow and difficult to set up workflows that support engineering-to-manufacturing transitions (eBOM to mBOM).
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Inefficient Part Searching: Without robust search capabilities across engineering and business systems, users waste time locating parts and documentation resulting in delays and knowledge silos that stifle productivity.
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Scattered Document Management: Older PLM systems often operate outside office environments. Without seamless integration to tools like Microsoft Office, collaboration becomes fragmented, version control suffers, and time is lost managing files manually.
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Data Silos and System Disconnects: Companies without Bluestar PLM must juggle multiple systems — CAD, PLM, ERP — that don’t speak the same language. This causes data duplication, versioning errors, and misalignment between engineering, sales, and manufacturing.
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Limited Global Collaboration: Outdated systems rarely support real-time, cross-functional collaboration. This leads to inconsistent product data across regions, slowed engineering change management, and missed market opportunities.
The better alternative
The better alternative is what many experts have been talking about - PLM embedded inside ERP. By having that, you will eliminate the need for external integration and ensure a seamless, unified system from day one. With no external databases to synchronize or custom interfaces to maintain.
All product data, change histories, and CAD files are migrated and managed within the same system that runs supply chain, finance, and manufacturing. This means real-time visibility, no duplicated records, and significantly less IT complexity.
What would it look like if every stakeholder in the product lifecycle could access and act on the same live data, from design through production? What if approvals were embedded into the product record, and manufacturing could trust that every BOM it touched was up to date and fully reviewed?
That vision becomes reality with Bluestar PLM. By embedding PLM directly into your ERP, Bluestar eliminates silos between phases. Designs, tests, change approvals, and production plans coexist in a unified environment, updated in real time and accessible to all functions. No more data transfers. No more version confusion. Just a single thread of truth that spans the full life cycle.
Ready to transform your processes?
Download the full whitepaper to discover how Bluestar PLM’s integration with Dynamics 365 can help your business reduce risk, improve collaboration, and stay ahead of the competition - or reach out directly to discover how your organization can benefit from Bluestar PLM.
With over 50,000 users worldwide in industries like Automotive, Aerospace, and Medical Devices, Bluestar PLM has driven up to 150% revenue growth by optimizing product data and processes. Reach out today and discover how you can optimize your business.
