In day-to-day operation, SAP PLM 7 and the new methods made available by cenitCONNECT clear your path:

• Front loading during the tendering phase:
  Key figures on precursor products and projects are made available by systems support and permit early profitability diagnosis
• The standardized workflow and process control system is specially tailored to the tendering process, treating the process like a development project
• Via the workflow-supported information system, the modern, process-oriented document management system guarantees that all participating technical departments receive the data they need to fulfill their tasks
• Thanks to joint product structures and visualization tools, all process participants are automatically provided with the relevant product data as intelligent 3D PDFs
• Forms containing project-specific “header data” are automatically filled in and conveyed. The multitude of forms that previously had to be filled out manually are done away
• Tender quality receives an enormous boost thanks to the gains in transparency on customer-specific requirements, general technical specifications, statutory provisions and industry-specific parameters, including reliable versioning
• The centralized, class-based filing system of project-relevant information and documentation is available to all process participants. The individual or department-based management of work outputs and documents has no longer effect. All information can be viewed at all times from a product- or process-centric perspective
• The automatic “freezing” of all tender-relevant data guarantees complete and sustainable documentation covering the entire tendering process and the associated data and documents

In day-to-day operation, SAP PLM and the new methods made available by cenitCONNECT clear your path:

• Complex planning activities are managed in the same way as projects and controlled on the basis of consistent processes. Quality is assured via checklists. By way of configuration, standard processes can be adapted ad hoc to requirements as they arise
• Key figures made available by the system permit early recognition of financial and scheduling bottlenecks in process sequencing
• The joint product structure guarantees that during each phase of the product creation process, the level of information on the geometry data is up to date and identical for all process participants
• By way of visualization, e.g. via intelligent 3D PDFs, all technical departments automatically receive consistent and comprehensive product data and product descriptions for their tasks
• Direct, secure access to shared data (“trusted partner”) makes for an enormous simplification and quality boost in collaboration with external engineering partners. No more bothersome, error-prone reprocessing of incoming data sets
• Logical linkages between data on products and manufacturing resources simplify information retrieval on precursor products or similar projects. The required equipment can thus be prepared, assigned, and made available to all participants early and completely
• Automated processes such as PDM-relevant change and release activities (versioning, conversion processes, distribution mechanisms) lead to significant time savings while simultaneously boosting quality
• Latest at each phase transition, any personal or department-specific work output becomes part of the central product structure, where it is automatically categorized and frozen

Many “manufacturing resources” such as plastic and forming tools, but also gauges and devices e.g. for machinery transport, must be available during the product creation process – on time and with the right specifications. Here enterprises have to overcome challenges similar to those they face in the “real” project, and here’s how cenitCONNECT supports them:

• Process management ensures early and complete definition of the required equipment in the form of information for further use by all process participant
• The deep integration of SAP ERP and PLM permits
  
  • simple, direct generation of internal orders directly by the staff in charge of manufacturing resources
  • equally simple and direct generation of order requirements directly by the staff in charge of manufacturing resources
• Information from the document parts list can be imported into the ordering process, making the troublesome and error-prone management via the ERP system obsolete
• Transparent processes and appropriate reporting procedures warn of potential scheduling problems

The special challenge of product changes lies in the bandwidth of potential change content with very different effects on parts to be delivered, manufacturing resources, machinery and facilities to be procured, changes to be made in series production, etc.

In this context, special significance attaches to 3D visualization - a good basis for making decisions e.g. on tool selection within the cahnge context.

During this phase, cenitCONNECT provides valuable compilation, evaluation and decision-making assistance by defining a fixed tasking sequence and offering it for processing.

During the sub-process “realization”, on the other hand, tasks or entire task groups must be sequenced manually. But this process need not be repeated each time: using a task pool, sequences can be compiled and adapted to altered requirements.

As in the processes described above, cenitCONNECT ensures that all process participants receive the product information they require in a format accessible to them – be it in the process context by way of intelligent process management or via the transparent product structure.

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