  In an economic environment more and more competitive, the effective
management of information and knowledge is a strategic issue for industrial
enterprises. In the global marketplace, companies must use reactive strategies
and reduce their products development cycle. In this context, the PLM (Product
Lifecycle Management) is considered as a key component of the information
system. The aim of this paper is to present an approach to integrate Business
Processes in a PLM system. This approach is implemented in automotive sector
with second-tier subcontractor
