The Digital Thread is an end-to-end approach to product creation and manufacturing that connects all the data, processes, and stakeholders involved in the product life cycle. It digitally captures and connects the information from design to production, and all the way through maintenance and disposal. It creates a single source of truth that allows for improved product performance and quality, faster innovation cycles, and better collaboration between product stakeholders. The Digital Thread enables more efficient and effective product design, manufacturing, and operations.