Product Engineering

Product Structure

Product structure involves the definition of products based on finished product (BOM header), components (BOM line items), subassemblies (multilevel BOMs), co-products, and by-products.

Define the bill of materials (BOM) by specifying usage type, product variants, and component types.
Use the super-BOM in variant configuration to identify common parts and variant options.
Incorporate additional elements such as product groups, serialized and batch-managed materials, and equipment to structure products and services effectively.

Product Infrastructure

Production infrastructure focuses on optimizing production activities by establishing infrastructures for work centers, production lines, and manufacturing tools.

Define work centers and factory equipment to clearly visualize available resources.
Determine work-center capacity using the factory calendar, shift availability, and planned shutdowns.
Enhance production efficiency through effective management of resources and tools.

Production Process definition

Production processes include defining manufacturing operations for routings and recipes, complete with setup and execution instructions.

Allocate component requirements from the bill of materials (BOM) to specific operations.
Oversee capacity and sequence requirements for both internal and external operations.
Offer packaging and handling instructions to guide the workforce.
Define product and material types based on finished- and semi-finished products, raw materials and components, production resources, and tools.
Determine manufacturing strategies such as make to stock, make to order, configure to order, and engineer to project.
Specify planning strategies such as consumption-based planning, order-based planning, and forecast-based planning.

Variant Configuration

Facilitate smooth sales and manufacturing processes through integrated variant configuration. This includes the development, testing, and simulation of variant models; configuration of these models during sales order creation; and analysis of sales data to enhance scenarios involving configurable products.

Enhance the performance of your company’s product engineering, sales, and manufacturing through integrated variant configuration and classification.
Equip your business processes to efficiently manage highly customized products across engineering, sales, quality management, and manufacturing.
Enable the integration of variant configuration and classification data into embedded analytics to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.