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PLM Pundits

About PLM Pundits

Big-firm rigour. Founder-level ownership.

A strategy, AI and supply chain consultancy for the C-suite that also delivers, built by people who spent their careers inside the operations we now help transform.

Founder's consulting experience
18 yrs
Years of combined experience
32+
Industries served
15
Delivery hubs
2

Our story

From under the sea to the sky.

Ankush Manhotra
Ankush ManhotraFounder · 18 years of consulting in supply chain, manufacturing and PLM.Read full profile

PLM Pundits was founded by Ankush Manhotra after 18 years of consulting in supply chain, manufacturing and PLM, working with clients who operate under the sea and clients who operate in the sky: oil and gas, shipbuilding, aerospace, automotive, pharma, life sciences, healthcare and retail.

Across those programs one pattern kept repeating. Strategy was set by one team, platforms were implemented by another, and the value fell into the gap between them. Product data, process and people stayed disconnected, and every handoff added rework, delay and cost.

PLM Pundits exists to close that gap. We advise CEOs, CFOs and CTOs on AI, supply chain and technology strategy, and combine that advice with hands-on delivery of PLM, ERP and AI agents, so the team that designs your roadmap is the team that ships it.

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How we work

Six principles behind every engagement.

Most operations don't have a technology problem. They have a thread problem. These principles are how we fix it.

  1. 01

    Diagnose before you prescribe

    Every recommendation rests on evidence: maturity, data quality and value streams, measured with your teams.

  2. 02

    Fix the thread, then the tools

    Processes engineered from L1 to L4 come first. Platforms are configured to them, not the other way round.

  3. 03

    Configure first, customise last

    Platforms that follow vendor roadmaps stay upgradeable. Every customisation needs a business case.

  4. 04

    Agents with people in control

    AI agents work inside your systems with named approval steps, monitoring and a full audit trail.

  5. 05

    One accountable team

    A senior partner leads every engagement, from the first workshop to the last benefit review.

  6. 06

    Measured on outcomes

    We track success against the business case, not go-live dates.

What we do

Advise, diagnose, architect, implement, automate.

All services
AdviseStrategy & AI AdvisoryPartner-led advice for CEOs, COOs, CFOs and CTOs on where AI agents, supply chain redesign and technology investment create value, and how to capture it.01 · DiagnoseOperations & Data DiagnosticsAn evidence-based baseline of where value is lost across your product and supply chain, how ready your data is, and what it is worth to fix.02 · ArchitectTechnology Landscape & Process EngineeringA vendor-neutral target architecture for PLM, ERP, MES and AI, built on processes engineered from L1 to L4 and sequenced into a roadmap your board can fund.03 · ImplementPLM & ERP ImplementationConfigure-first deployments that follow industry standards and vendor roadmaps, so your platform stays upgradeable.04 · AutomateAI Agents & Process AutomationProduction-grade AI agents that take on repetitive, rules-heavy work across engineering, planning, sourcing, quality and order management.

Platforms

Enterprise PLM we implement, products we deliver.

  • Siemens Teamcenter
  • Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE
  • Centric PLM
  • Prabandh
  • AtithiSetu
  • WeighbridgeSetu
  • Nikashya

Offices

Gurugram and Austin.

PLM Pundits LLPSector 57, Gurugram, Haryana 122011, India
PLM Pundits LLCAustin, Texas, USA

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