Mars PLM
the native SAP PLM Software for End-to-End Product Lifecycle Management

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TL;DR — Mars PLM at a Glance

Mars PLM is a modular SAP PLM addon developed by Avvale PLM.

It extends SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC with a visual, collaborative workspace for managing the full product lifecycle — from concept and design through manufacturing and after-sales.

Mars PLM is a modular SAP PLM addon developed by Avvale PLM. It extends SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC with a visual, collaborative workspace for managing the full product lifecycle — from concept and design through manufacturing and after-sales. Core capabilities include BOM management (EBOM/MBOM synchronization), engineering change management, document and CAD management, product costing and prototyping, and material master governance — all running natively inside SAP with no middleware required. Mars PLM serves discrete and process manufacturers across automotive, industrial machinery, aerospace, consumer electronics, and food and beverage, helping teams cut development time by up to 30% and eliminate data silos between engineering, production, and procurement.

Core capabilities include BOM management (EBOM/MBOM synchronization), engineering change management, document and CAD management, product costing and prototyping, and material master governance — all running natively inside SAP with no middleware required.

Mars PLM serves discrete and process manufacturers across automotive, industrial machinery, aerospace, consumer electronics, and food & beverage, helping teams cut development time by up to 30% and eliminate data silos between engineering, production, and procurement.

33%

of product development time

is wasted on non-value-added work.

Here's where that time actually goes — and what it costs your business.

What is Mars PLM and why does it matter for SAP users?

Native SAP Extension — No Middleware Required
Mars PLM is a product lifecycle management software built natively on SAP. Unlike standalone PLM platforms that require complex middleware integrations, Mars PLM operates as a direct SAP PLM extension — reading from and writing to the same SAP database that runs your ERP processes. Engineering, procurement, production, and quality teams all work from a single source of truth, eliminating data duplication and synchronization errors.
Visual Workspace for SAP S/4HANA and ECC
Mars PLM transforms SAP's transaction-based interface into a modern, visual-oriented workspace. Users navigate product structures, track revision histories, and manage engineering changes through intuitive graphical dashboards rather than complex T-codes. It supports both SAP S/4HANA PLM and SAP ECC PLM environments, making it accessible at any stage of your SAP migration journey.
Modular Architecture — Deploy What You Need
The platform follows a modular architecture: deploy only the modules you need — BOM management, engineering change management, document control, product costing, recipe and specification management, or SAP-Plex integration — and expand over time. This pay-for-what-you-use approach reduces implementation risk and accelerates time to value.
Product Lifecycle Management overview Mars PLM

WE BUILD THE PERFECT PROCESSES FOR PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

FROM CONCEPT TO AFTER-SALES.

THE CHALLENGES

What Product Lifecycle challenges does Mars PLM solve?

Manufacturing companies running SAP face a consistent set of product data challenges. According to the Project Management Institute, approximately 33% of time in product development is spent on non-value-added activities — searching for data, reconciling conflicting versions, and manually transferring information between systems. These inefficiencies directly impact time-to-market and profitability.

ChallengeBusiness Impact
Fragmented product data across multiple systems and spreadsheetsEngineering and production teams work from different versions of truth, causing quality escapes and rework costing manufacturers an estimated 5–30% of revenue.
Manual, paper-based engineering change processesAverage ECO cycle time of 4–6 weeks; critical changes stall awaiting signatures and approvals across departments.
Disconnected BOM structures (EBOM vs. MBOM)Misaligned bills of materials lead to procurement errors, production delays, and excess inventory carrying costs.
No centralized document and CAD file managementEngineers spend up to 30% of their time searching for the right version of technical documents and drawings.
Limited visibility into product cost during designCost overruns are discovered too late, after designs have been committed to production tooling.
Disconnected ERP planning and shop-floor execution systemsManual data transfers between SAP and MES platforms like Plex introduce delays, errors, and lack of real-time production visibility.
Fragmented product data across multiple systems
Engineering and production teams work from different versions of truth, causing quality escapes and rework costing manufacturers an estimated 5–30% of revenue.
Manual, paper-based engineering change processes
Average ECO cycle time of 4–6 weeks; critical changes stall awaiting signatures and approvals across departments.
Disconnected BOM structures (EBOM vs. MBOM)
Misaligned bills of materials lead to procurement errors, production delays, and excess inventory carrying costs.
No centralized document and CAD file management
Engineers spend up to 30% of their time searching for the right version of technical documents and drawings.
Limited visibility into product cost during design
Cost overruns are discovered too late, after designs have been committed to production tooling.
Disconnected ERP planning and shop-floor execution
Manual data transfers between SAP and MES platforms like Plex introduce delays, errors, and lack of real-time production visibility.

Mars PLM addresses each of these challenges by centralizing product data inside SAP, automating change workflows, synchronizing BOM structures in real time, and providing cost visibility from the earliest prototype stages and bridging SAP with shop-floor execution through its SAP-Plex integration.

Every challenge above has a module built to solve it.

Pick one. Pick all. Deploy at your own pace.

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CAPABILITIES

How does Mars PLM work? A modular Overview of core Capabilities

Mars PLM’s modular architecture allows organizations to deploy individual capabilities or the full suite, depending on their maturity and priorities.

Every module runs natively within the SAP environment and shares a common data layer — no external databases, no middleware, no synchronization jobs.

1
Product Design Cost
BOM-based cost calculation during prototype and development phases with version comparison.
Cost-driven design decisions before production
2
Product Change Hub
Structured workflows for creating, reviewing, and approving technical changes with full audit trail.
Cuts ECO cycle time and ensures compliance
3
Product Knowledge Hub
Centralized repository for technical documents, CAD files, and specifications with revision control.
Teams always use current revisions and technical docs
4
Material Intelligence Hub
Material master governance with bulk operations, automated plant extensions, and 3D preview.
Single source of truth for product data
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Automatic Build of Product History
Collects all relevant information about development and its changes in one place.
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Workflow & Notifications
Approval workflows and automated notifications for PLM process changes.
5
BOM Advanced Tool
Synchronizes EBOM and MBOM with drag-and-drop editing, multilevel management, and version comparison.
Eliminates EBOM/MBOM misalignment
6
Formulation Hub
Recipe development, formula versioning, and specification control for process manufacturing.
R&D to production release governance
Coming soon
7
SAP-Plex Factory Connector
Standardized connector synchronizing planning data (SAP → Plex) and execution data (Plex → SAP).
Bridges ERP and shop-floor execution
8
As-Maintained Product Hub
Post-installation product support and maintenance operations linked to product history within SAP.
Visibility through after-sales service
Coming soon

BENEFITS

What measurable Benefits can you expect from Mars PLM?

Organizations that implement Mars PLM as their SAP PLM software report significant improvements across product development KPIs. Because all modules operate within the same SAP instance, the compounding effect of centralized data, automated workflows, and visual navigation delivers results that standalone tools cannot match.

MetricImprovementHow Mars PLM delivers it
Time-to-marketUp to 30% fasterAutomated change workflows, real-time BOM synchronization, and elimination of manual data transfers.
Engineering productivity25–35% time recoveredVisual dashboards replace complex T-code navigation; centralized data eliminates searching across systems.
Data errors and reworkSignificant reductionSingle source of truth in SAP prevents version conflicts and transcription errors between systems.
ECO cycle timeWeeks reduced to daysDigital approval workflows with automated routing, escalation, and complete audit trails.
Cost visibilityFrom production to prototype stageBOM-based costing during early development phases enables cost-driven design decisions.

INDUSTRIES

Which industries use Mars PLM for SAP Product Lifecycle Management?

Mars PLM serves both discrete and process manufacturers. Its modular design means each industry vertical can deploy the capabilities most relevant to their specific product lifecycle challenges.

You have options. Here's why SAP-native wins.

No middleware. No extra infrastructure. No re-implementation when you migrate to S/4HANA.

COMPARISON

Why choose Mars PLM over other SAP PLM solutions?

The SAP PLM landscape includes several approaches: SAP’s own standard PLM functionality, third-party PLM platforms integrated via middleware, and SAP-native extensions like Mars PLM. Here is how Mars PLM differentiates itself.

4.8 /5
14 reviews on G2
4.9 /5
Data availability is one of the most important aspects in decision making, which is why we chose Mars PLM. Mars PLM enables faster decision-making across our company and is able to automatically align our data with low effort by users.
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Pietro
CEO
via Capterra
With Mars, we started to have a quicker overview about our products, especially regarding all the data about them and their life. Everything is linked and connected, reducing the usage of a lot of transactions to reach the information and a lot of investigations to build the history.
F
Fabio
Head of PLM
via Capterra
I just loved Mars PLM. It helps me to manage my product documents, revisions and track the changes in one place. I have reduced my effort in managing data and information through different platforms and departments.
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Luigi
PLM Manager
via Capterra

Still have questions? You're not alone.
Here are the answers to what
SAP teams ask us most.

  • Mars PLM is a modular SAP PLM addon developed by Avvale that extends SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC with visual product lifecycle management capabilities. It provides BOM management, engineering change management, document control, product costing, recipe and specification management, material master governance, and SAP-Plex integration — all running natively inside your SAP system.

  • Mars PLM is a native SAP PLM extension, not a standalone platform. It installs directly into your BTP environment and reads from and writes to SAP tables without middleware or external databases. This eliminates integration complexity and ensures a single source of truth.

  • Yes. Mars PLM supports both SAP S/4HANA PLM and SAP ECC PLM environments. Organizations can deploy Mars PLM on their current SAP system and carry it forward during migration to S/4HANA without reimplementation.

  • Mars PLM’s BOM Advanced Tool provides synchronized management of engineering BOMs (EBOM) and manufacturing BOMs (MBOM). It features drag-and-drop BOM restructuring, multilevel management, version comparison, and conflict detection — ensuring alignment between design intent and production reality.

  • Mars PLM provides structured workflows for creating, reviewing, and approving engineering change orders (ECOs). Changes are tracked with full audit trails, integrated with SAP, and linked to affected documents, BOMs, and materials. This replaces paper-based or email-driven processes with a governed digital workflow.

  • Yes. Mars PLM’s modular architecture allows you to deploy individual modules independently. Many customers start with BOM management or engineering change management and expand to document control, product costing, and other modules over time. You invest only in the functionality you need.

  • Mars PLM is designed for both discrete and process manufacturers. Primary industries include automotive and transportation, industrial machinery and heavy equipment, aerospace and defense, consumer electronics and high-tech, and food, beverage, and process industries.

  • Implementation timelines vary by scope. Individual modules can typically be deployed and productive within a few weeks. A full-suite implementation across multiple modules follows a phased approach, with each phase delivering standalone value. The native SAP architecture eliminates the integration timelines required by external PLM platforms.

  • Yes. The Product Design Cost module calculates product costs based on BOM structures during the prototype and development phases. Teams can compare cost impacts across prototype versions and make cost-driven design decisions before committing to production tooling.

  • You can request a free demo at marsplm.com/contact. The Avvale team will walk you through the modules most relevant to your industry and product lifecycle challenges, using real scenarios and data structures.

  • The SAP-Plex Integration is a standardized connector that bridges SAP and Plex MES bidirectionally. It synchronizes planning information from SAP to Plex and feeds execution data back from Plex to SAP — eliminating manual data transfers and ensuring alignment between ERP planning and shop-floor execution without custom development.

  • The Formulation Hub module governs product formulations, formula versioning, and specification control for process manufacturers. It supports the full lifecycle from R&D recipe development through production release, maintaining traceability and compliance within the SAP environment.

Ready to transform your SAP Product Lifecycle Management?

Stop losing engineering productivity to disconnected systems and manual processes.

Discover how Mars PLM can centralize your product data, streamline engineering changes, and accelerate time-to-market — all within the SAP environment you already run.