Vehicle development calls for close collaboration between all parties involved. This book shows how you master the necessary integration using SAP. Learn everything you need to know about the three cornerstones of product development: project management, product data management, and product validation. A detailed introduction to each of these key areas provides you with a foundation that enables you to master product development quickly and effectively.
Discover cross-company project management using SAP Projects System and cProjects. Learn how integrated product and process engineering supports you while documenting complex products with many variants, and much more. In addition, special attention is given to product validation using SAP. Everything in this unique reference book is described from the viewpoint of the manufacturer as well as the supplier.
Highlights include:
Project Management: methods, structuring, planning, and execution
Cross-company collaboration with cProjects
Product Data Management: functions, interfaces and data exchange, change management, materials data management, and much more
Integrated product and process engineering (iPPE)
Product validation: failure mode and effect analysis, design of experiments, prototype production and process cycle, validation planning and execution
Customer examples
Understand the relevant functionality of SAP PLM and SAP for Automotive
Master all phases of product development
Detailed, comprehensive customer examples
Stephan Kohlhoff
Dr. Stephan Kohlhoff has worked for SAP as Solution Architect PLM in the area of Automotive since 2002. Before that, he has been with General Motors for more than a decade, where he held various positions in Engineering. During this time, he was responsible for the crash worthiness analysis and occupant protection simulation. His thorough knowledge about the vehicle development process is due to his role as a project manager for export programs in platform management.
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