Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
Event-driven architecture (EDA) is a software design pattern in which components communicate by producing and consuming asynchronous events rather than calling each other directly. In PLM and manufacturing integration, EDA enables real-time responsiveness: a design change in PLM publishes a change event; downstream subscribers in MES, ERP, and quality systems react immediately rather than waiting for a batch sync or a human trigger.
Why it matters
EDA is the integration backbone that agentic PLM systems require. Agents need to react to state changes — a new BOM revision, a simulation completion, a supplier lead-time update — in near real-time, not on a nightly ETL schedule. Pairing MCP (for tool access) with EDA (for event subscription) gives autonomous agents both the read/write access and the reactive triggers they need to operate in live manufacturing environments.
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Finocchiaro, Michael. “Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).” DemystifyingPLM PLM Glossary, 2026, https://www.demystifyingplm.com/glossary/event-driven-architecture-eda