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What Most PLM RFPs Get Wrong for Process Manufacturers — And the 18 Questions That Actually Matter
📌 TL;DR Standard PLM RFPs are built for discrete manufacturers — engineering assemblies, CAD files, bill of materials. For process manufacturers in food & beverage, cosmetics, and specialty chemicals, the most common RFP questions measure the wrong things entirely. The result: vendors pass the evaluation on paper, then fail in production. This article explains what to ask instead — and why. The full 18-question evaluation checklist is available as a free download below.
