The second half of the 20th century have been marked for the advancements of computer technology in all aspects of production. The key feature of that statement is the undeniable truth that alongside the increased complexity allowed by computing power comes an ever increasing production of overwhelming amounts of information. From separate perspectives of the industrial landscape several systems were brewed by that sheer necessity for organization , automation and waste reduction focusing on that pool of useful data. ERP (from a managerial perspective), MES (from a production perspective) and more recently PLM (from a strategic development/redevelopment perspective) emerged as information solutions tackling this problem from different angles.