PLM: Boeing's Dream, Airbus' Nightmare

Product life-cycle management is helping to get Boeing's 787 off the ground, but is a key factor in Airbus' A380 delays.

Story Guide:

An Urgent Message
Rewards, and Risks, of PLM
Airbus' Nightmare: Born in a Storm
Boeing Takes a Different Flight Path
Dreamliner's "Virtual Takeoff"
Also in This Feature:
Top Players Inside and Outside Boeing
Technologies To Help the 787 Take Flight
Project Planner: Calculating Costs of a Product Life-Cycle Management System
By the Numbers: Boeing and Airbus Battle for Air Supremacy

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Doug Bartholomew is a career journalist who has covered information technology for more than 15 years. A former senior editor at IndustryWeek and InformationWeek, his freelance features have appeared in New York magazine and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. He has a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University.

PLM: Boeing's Dream, Airbus' Nightmare

Product life-cycle management is helping to get Boeing's 787 off the ground, but is a key factor in Airbus' A380 delays.

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