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Products reside permanently in the ERP system. Or do they?

If you are a product manager (or listen to what product managers say), you will probably recognize this situation: A new series of products is to be launched, and they must be entered into the ERP system. It quickly becomes evident that an ...

A question that often comes up in considering investment in a PIM system is whether an off-the-shelf system or a custom solution will best serve one’s needs. However, the choice is not always as either/or as it may seem.

For businesses that want to succeed in optimizing their entire value chain, product data is everything. Verifying that your product data is complete and accurate is a huge challenge for companies, though. Enriching that data presents an eve...

When it comes to product bundling, you need a system of tools that will offer control and insight. That's where a PIM system comes in – allowing you to assign information to bundled and individual products.

  You were looking for a new laptop, a basic one, not too expensive and nothing fancy. And yet you find yourself leaving the store with a wicked gaming PC with all the bells and whistles. First of all, the seller convinced you to upgrade to...

Product Data Management (PDM) is an information system that facilitates the management of product data. In essence, you can use a PDM system as a central repository for your enterprise's design, engineering and manufacturing data. 

At a first glance, Product Data Management (PDM) and Product Information Management (PIM) systems may look like the same thing, but they're not. PDM and PIM are two different things, but they can complement each other if used correctly.

Product Information Management, the art and science of collecting, managing and enrichening your product information, sounds easy but it rarely is. Too many e-commerce professionals spend the majority of their time and money on constructing...

  In today’s digital world, retailers know that selling their products online is necessary for success. Making the decision about how to sell online can be difficult. Amazon and Google Shopping are two giants in the e-commerce sales arena. ...