Most digital transformation programs fail not because systems are missing, but because authority over product data is fragmented across them.
A true digital thread is not integration. It is a governed, change-controlled lineage of information across the product lifecycle.
Source: [HackerNoon](https://hackernoon.com/designing-a-unified-digital-thread-across-plm-alm-erp-mes-and-qms?source=rss)