Product lifecycle management adoption versus lifecycle orientation: evidences from Italian companies

The present paper shows some of the results coming from an Italian research initiative in the field of PLM. Aim of this initiative – partly supported by the Linked Design European project – is to conduct an empirical research on the main drivers and issues related with the implementation of PLM in industries. In particular, the relationship between “PLM adopter” and “lifecycle-oriented” companies is discussed in this paper.