PRODUCT STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
The product structure is the essential element of all development and change processes. Along the entire product life cycle, the product structure is enhanced
by all relevant product information: Starting with the first specification documents, on to typical engineering data such as CAD models, and leading up to the production-relevant objects such as assembly simulations.
Objects from all engineering disciplines find their place in the product structure, thus forming the basis for a mechatronic product definition.
Rapid modeling and navigating
Already in a very early development phase, the product structure management
of SAP PLM 7 supports the modeling of development tasks and the structural planning as well as planning and simulation of product variants.
In addition, new technologies facilitate the navigation in complex structures.
CENIT's solution
On the basis of PLM 7 and the product structure management, our industrial experts developed pragmatic solutions to adapt the handling of comprehensive product structures, variants, and configurations to the respective branch-specific requirements. Especially developed components for the controlled extraction and synchronization of bill-of-materials information facilitate the interaction of engineering and business administration.
Consistent change processes control the maintenance of a product along its entire life cycle and allow for the extraction of history information. Simple functions for bill-of-materials comparison of, for example, engineering bill of materials (E-BOM) and manufacturing bill of materials (M-BOM) complete the interaction of the various disciplines in the product development process (NPDI).
Distinctive, role-based access mechanisms allow for cooperation within a common product structure, even beyond corporate boundaries.
The Object Navigator of PLM 7 and the intelligent cross-referencing of CENIT’s
Selection Advisor facilitate the navigation in complex structures. The geometrical
information is also evaluated for the search of the respective parts.
Advantages and benefit
- Better assured decisions by significantly improved product transparency during the entire NPDI
- Reduction of product development costs by variant creation with increased use of frequently used components
- Easy and quick access to product-describing data from all disciplines at any validation date
- User-friendly visualization of product structure and variants whenever necessary (also digital mock-up) in native or neutral formats (3D/2D)
- Optimal interaction between development and production
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