ProSTEP iViP Symposium 2008

Track 12/1
Successful introduction of a collaborative MultiCAD PLM environment - an industrial engineering challenge
Rolf Klamann, Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
Dr. Stefan Stange , DPS Software GmbH

Abstract
The Cross Enterprise Engineering has already reached the Industrial Engineering Area. Working together with external Service providers is the future direction for flexible resources in a worldwide engineering process.

Continental has decided in 2005 to accompany the Product development cycles with two MCAD environments in parallel – CATIA for the Product side, Solid Works for the Industrial Engineering side.

Together with a strong professional partner the Challenge has been realized to link both in a common SAP/PLM - , DXM – and Plotmanagement Process.

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Track 12/2

Central Controlling of a Worldwide Multi-Site and Cross System Engineering Change Management
Helmut Peters, Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co.KG

Abstract
Focus of this presentation is the challenge of a central control of a worldwide cross-location and cross-system change management Purpose of implementing the engineering change management systems was

• Improving control and transparency of the engineering change process
• Complete documentation and traceability of the engineering change process
• Central access to all involved objects (material master, documents, parts list,...) which are allocated to different systems
• Integration of all partners through process control components

The implemented solution 4ECM ensures an integrated change management from application to implementation in the different plants.

The following functions have been implemented with 4ECM:

• Integration of different SAP-systems per location including cross-system navigation as well as central control of the master data.
• Central master data control from the ECM-Cockpit
• Integration of production and purchasing as well as control of external and internal procurement.
• Integration of a worldwide distributed team and automated configuration team definition and adequate workflow-control
• Central control and distribution of engineering data over the ECM-Cockpit
• Extensive reporting

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Track 12/3

Effective Configuration Management through Standardization
Matthias Hofmann, Airbus CIMPA
Frank Müller, EADS

Abstract
Configuration Management (CM) has to implement change requests from customers, suppliers and partners starting from design of future products until the conversion of existing products.

How can a company benefit from a functioning Configuration Management? One approach is the well-known CM II standard that combines best practices from different industries according to the basic principle “as few as possible, as much as required”. It gives an excellent guideline and solid base to integrate CM in the whole business process.

Examples on Business Unit level, with EADS Defence Electronics, and on EADS Group level, with PHENIX (EADS PLM Harmonization Program), show the relevance of Configuration Management and CM standardisation. Integrated into the whole supply chain and across country and company borders, an efficient CM process is to be deveoloped and tested in different use cases.

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