PLM application status and future prospects in China

PLM development aims to realize the integration, sharing and collaboration of product information to improve product innovation, reduce costs, shorten cycle times, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises. This study uses the bibliometric tool VOSviewer to conduct bibliometric analysis of the selected relevant documents in CNKI from the three dimensions of the literature itself, keywords, journals, and it is known that with the continuous development and progress of industrial software, PLM system has become an indispensable part of an enterprise, which perfectly integrates modern science and technology with manufacturing industry. It integrates all aspects from design, production, sales to maintenance, so that enterprises can better manage the development and optimization of products, thereby improving production efficiency and quality, and helping enterprises achieve sustainable development.