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Life-cycle Data Management

Business Scenario

 

Business Scenario Maps

  • CAD-Driven Design Process
  • IM&C: CAD AutoDesk Inventor Integration (Collaborative)
  • IM&C: Engineering Change Management (ECM) including Approval Procedure
  • IM&C: Integrated Document Management in the Logistic Process
  • IM&C: Order Change Management with Variant Configuration

    • Key Performance Indicators

  • Approved Change Orders per total ECO
  • Bill of Material Data Accuracy
  • Engineer Change Order (ECO) costs
  • Engineering Change Order Time
  • Number of ECOs

    • Partner Opportunities

  • Partner Opportunities in Industrial Machinery & Components
  • CAD

    • See also

  • Customer Success Stories
  • Customer Success Stories by Sub-Industry
  • SAP NetWeaver Benefits
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    The management and maintenance of product and master data are critical tasks for IM&C companies. Each day, the designers, work schedulers and project managers need a sound basis for making decisions. They need immediate access to up-to-date and relevant information with tools like Project & Program Management, Document Management Systems, CAD Integration, Engineering Change Management and Master Data Management.

    Business Goals & Objectives


    Increase Speed & Efficiency

    Automate - eliminate errors due to manual processes
    Deploy standard processes to enable 24/7 global engineering
    Increase collaboration (internally & externally
    Increase volume of engineering support with existing staff
    Integrate - eliminate redundancies
    Reduce cycle time to approve and implement engineering changes

    Increasing Transparency & Accountability

    Increase data transparency
    Provide decision support
    Provide source of "one truth"
    Reduce error rate
    Support corporate memory vs individual memory

    Reducing Operating Costs & Increasing Efficiency

    Automation and standardization of business processes
    Integrate processes across divisions and functions
    Lower communications expenses
    Reduce error rate by use of automated processes

     

    Business Processes
    Document ManagementSAP Component or Feature Available
    An innovative way of integrating all documents in your work processes and making them available at any time. Any file type (such as text, graphic, CAD, and office) can be managed and linked to many business objects (such as material, BOM, sales order, and equipment).

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP

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    Product Structure ManagementSAP Component or Feature Available
    Enables you to manage product-related master data and offers consistent structures for integrating this data in manufacturing processes (such as work scheduling) and the management of resources (for example, in shop floor control).

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP

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    Engineering Change and Configuration ManagementSAP Component or Feature Available
    Allows the efficient management of engineering change requests to ensure product quality in all phases of the product life cycle.

    This process is supported by the following SAP and/or partner offerings

  • SAP ERP

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