Status quo
- Employees who require engineering data spend too much time on search for information and performing administrative tasks.
- Ever-increasing coordination complexities do not receive optimum support from the existing systems; processes are too slow and not safe enough.
- Functions are distributed across a multitude of transactions.
Solution
ENGINEERING CONTROL CENTER, an optional expansion for SAP™ PLM
- Optimized for users who are routinely engaged with complex engineering objects and processes.
- Uniform user surface with intuitive access to all required transactions.
- Contains numerous best practice solutions.
Benefits
- Facilitated search for information thanks to clearly structured representation and direct availability of all required data.
- Reduced coordination expenditures and prevention of errors thanks to intelligent process support.
- Simplified handling of engineering data and processes thanks to consolidation in a uniform user surface.
Processes
Based on the ENGINEERING CONTROL CENTER platform, typical engineering processes have been reproduced and are available as pre-configured and easily adaptable solutions.
- Core process product development
Search and administrate less, give yourself more leeway for creative work.
- Concurrent engineering
Effective collaboration in teams and across geographical boundaries.
- Corporate-wide provision of data
Automatic provision of consistent information in all divisions of the company.
- Change management
Transparent and efficient change management.
- Classification
Cost and time savings thanks to increased reusability.
- Workflow management
Acceleration and improvement of workflows.
- Release and approval processes within companies
Support of review and release processes directly from the SAP Portal.
- Multi-application
Direct connection to data generation systems such as 2D/3D CAD, publication, MS Office and others.
ENGINEERING CONTROL CENTER works exclusively within SAP, which allows it to use all data security, consistency and control mechanisms offered by SAP.
ENGINEERING CONTROL CENTER is based on SAP Netweaver Technology.
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