Product Development with SAP PLM
1st Edition
Published on 28. April 2017
Book
Hardback
727 pages
978-1-4932-1520-1 (ISBN)
Description
Looking for better control over your product development? With this guide to SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM), you'll get in-depth instructions and configuration information for all stages! Set up and use SAP Portfolio and Project Management (PPM), variant configuration, Product Structure Management, and more. Then integrate with R&D, manufacturing, and authoring systems. From product visualization to collaborative development-get all the tools you need to succeed with SAP PLM!Highlights include:-SAP Innovation Management-SAP Portfolio and Project Management (PPM)-Requirements and target management-Variant configuration-Product structures-Product validation-Processes management-Change, release, and configuration management-Product visualization-Collaboration product development
Highlights:
-SAP Innovation Management
-SAP Portfolio and Project Management (PPM)
-Requirements and target management
-Variant configuration
-Product structures
-Product validation
-Processes management
-Change, release, and configuration management
-Product visualization
-Collaboration product developme
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... Foreword ... 23
... Introduction ... 25
1 ... Principles of Product Development ... 31
1.1 ... General Overview of Product Development ... 31
1.2 ... Challenges in Product Development ... 34
1.3 ... Advanced Approach to Product Development ... 39
1.4 ... Product Development Process in SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 48
1.5 ... Manufacturing Principles ... 50
1.6 ... Summary ... 54
2 ... Product Data ... 55
2.1 ... Data Objects within the Product Development Process ... 55
2.2 ... Material Management ... 59
2.3 ... Document Management ... 74
2.4 ... Classification System ... 90
2.5 ... Object Search ... 97
2.6 ... Object Navigation ... 100
2.7 ... Summary ... 104
3 ... Portfolio Management ... 105
3.1 ... Tasks ... 105
3.2 ... Manage Project Portfolios ... 108
3.3 ... Manage Product Portfolios ... 113
3.4 ... Manage Component Portfolios ... 117
3.5 ... Typical Tasks of Portfolio Management ... 119
3.6 ... SAP Innovation Management ... 126
3.7 ... SAP Portfolio and Project Management ... 130
3.8 ... Configuration ... 143
3.9 ... Summary ... 146
4 ... Project Management ... 147
4.1 ... New Product Development and Introduction ... 147
4.2 ... Project Management Standards ... 149
4.3 ... Structure of Project Management ... 154
4.4 ... Process of a Product Development Project ... 164
4.5 ... Product Development Project Management with SAP PPM ... 166
4.6 ... Configuration and Authorizations ... 193
4.7 ... Summary ... 195
5 ... Requirements Management ... 197
5.1 ... Requirements and Targets ... 197
5.2 ... Requirements Management Process ... 200
5.3 ... Typical Requirements and Targets ... 209
5.4 ... Mapping Requirements with SAP Document Management System ... 213
5.5 ... Manage Costs with SAP Product Lifecycle Costing ... 220
5.6 ... Exchange Compliance Data with Partners ... 230
5.7 ... Controlling Compliance Objectives with SAP EHS Management ... 236
5.8 ... Configuration Settings ... 240
5.9 ... Summary ... 243
6 ... Variant Configuration ... 245
6.1 ... Variant Configuration Introduction ... 245
6.2 ... Variant Configuration Process Mapping ... 250
6.3 ... Configuration Techniques ... 266
6.4 ... Implementing SAP's Variant Configuration ... 270
6.5 ... Variant Configuration Authorizations and Configuration ... 290
6.6 ... Summary ... 291
7 ... Product Structures ... 293
7.1 ... Design Principles for Product Structures ... 294
7.2 ... Methods for Modeling ... 300
7.3 ... Development Structures in SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 302
7.4 ... Configuration and Authorizations ... 337
7.5 ... Summary ... 342
8 ... Integration of Authoring Systems ... 343
8.1 ... Integrating Authoring Systems in Product Lifecycle Management ... 344
8.2 ... CAD Integration ... 351
8.3 ... Software Integration ... 354
8.4 ... Authoring Systems Integration in SAP ... 357
8.5 ... Configuration Settings and Authorizations ... 381
8.6 ... Summary ... 388
9 ... Product Validation ... 389
9.1 ... Tasks in Product Validation ... 389
9.2 ... Validation Planning ... 391
9.3 ... Virtual Validation ... 395
9.4 ... Physical Validation ... 399
9.5 ... Test Execution, Results Documentation, and Change Management ... 401
9.6 ... Product Validation with SAP ... 402
9.7 ... Configuration ... 415
9.8 ... Summary ... 418
10 ... Integration of Engineering and Manufacturing ... 419
10.1 ... Consistent Management of Bills of Materials ... 419
10.2 ... Digital Factory ... 422
10.3 ... Industry 4.0 ... 423
10.4 ... Consistent Management of Bills of Materials in SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 424
10.5 ... Product Structure Synchronization ... 425
10.6 ... SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner ... 436
10.7 ... Product Structure Synchronization vs SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner ... 448
10.8 ... Networked Production ... 449
10.9 ... Data Distribution ... 451
10.10 ... Configuration for Integrating Engineering and Manufacturing ... 456
10.11 ... Summary ... 460
11 ... Process Management in Product Development ... 461
11.1 ... Business Processes in Product Development ... 462
11.2 ... Customer Requirements for Process Management Solutions ... 468
11.3 ... Process Management in SAP ... 477
11.4 ... Configuration and Authorization ... 506
11.5 ... Summary ... 513
12 ... Change, Release, and Configuration Management ... 515
12.1 ... Change Management ... 516
12.2 ... Configuration Management ... 531
12.3 ... Release Management ... 534
12.4 ... Typical Customer Requirements ... 537
12.5 ... Challenges and Benefits ... 538
12.6 ... Standards and Guidelines ... 540
12.7 ... Change, Configuration, and Release Management in SAP ... 541
12.8 ... Configuration and Authorization ... 585
12.9 ... Summary ... 592
13 ... Product Visualization ... 593
13.1 ... Visual Communication ... 594
13.2 ... Experimental Visualization ... 599
13.3 ... Visual Product Validation ... 599
13.4 ... Product Visualization in SAP ... 602
13.5 ... Configuration and Authorizations ... 626
13.6 ... Summary ... 633
14 ... Collaborative Product Development ... 635
14.1 ... Scenarios and Tasks ... 635
14.2 ... IT-Supported Collaboration in Product Development ... 640
14.3 ... Direct Collaboration with SAP Product Lifecycle Management 7 ... 646
14.4 ... Exchange Product Data with Collaboration Folders ... 658
14.5 ... Exchange Documents with SAP Document Center Cross-Platform ... 666
14.6 ... Using Collaboration with SAP Jam ... 673
14.7 ... Further Collaboration Scenarios and Tools ... 677
14.8 ... Configuration ... 681
14.9 ... Summary ... 685
15 ... Product Lifecycle Management Service Offerings ... 687
15.1 ... Rapid Deployment Solutions ... 687
15.2 ... SAP Model Company ... 689
15.3 ... Innovation and Project Management Services ... 690
15.4 ... Integrated Product Development Services ... 694
15.5 ... Additional SAP Services ... 700
15.6 ... Summary ... 701
16 ... Product Lifecycle Management Overview and Outlook ... 703
16.1 ... Product Overview: SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 703
16.2 ... Outlook for Product Development with SAP S/4HANA ... 706
16.3 ... Summary ... 711
... Appendices ... 713
A ... Bibliography ... 713
B ... The Authors ... 715
... Index ... 717
... Introduction ... 25
1 ... Principles of Product Development ... 31
1.1 ... General Overview of Product Development ... 31
1.2 ... Challenges in Product Development ... 34
1.3 ... Advanced Approach to Product Development ... 39
1.4 ... Product Development Process in SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 48
1.5 ... Manufacturing Principles ... 50
1.6 ... Summary ... 54
2 ... Product Data ... 55
2.1 ... Data Objects within the Product Development Process ... 55
2.2 ... Material Management ... 59
2.3 ... Document Management ... 74
2.4 ... Classification System ... 90
2.5 ... Object Search ... 97
2.6 ... Object Navigation ... 100
2.7 ... Summary ... 104
3 ... Portfolio Management ... 105
3.1 ... Tasks ... 105
3.2 ... Manage Project Portfolios ... 108
3.3 ... Manage Product Portfolios ... 113
3.4 ... Manage Component Portfolios ... 117
3.5 ... Typical Tasks of Portfolio Management ... 119
3.6 ... SAP Innovation Management ... 126
3.7 ... SAP Portfolio and Project Management ... 130
3.8 ... Configuration ... 143
3.9 ... Summary ... 146
4 ... Project Management ... 147
4.1 ... New Product Development and Introduction ... 147
4.2 ... Project Management Standards ... 149
4.3 ... Structure of Project Management ... 154
4.4 ... Process of a Product Development Project ... 164
4.5 ... Product Development Project Management with SAP PPM ... 166
4.6 ... Configuration and Authorizations ... 193
4.7 ... Summary ... 195
5 ... Requirements Management ... 197
5.1 ... Requirements and Targets ... 197
5.2 ... Requirements Management Process ... 200
5.3 ... Typical Requirements and Targets ... 209
5.4 ... Mapping Requirements with SAP Document Management System ... 213
5.5 ... Manage Costs with SAP Product Lifecycle Costing ... 220
5.6 ... Exchange Compliance Data with Partners ... 230
5.7 ... Controlling Compliance Objectives with SAP EHS Management ... 236
5.8 ... Configuration Settings ... 240
5.9 ... Summary ... 243
6 ... Variant Configuration ... 245
6.1 ... Variant Configuration Introduction ... 245
6.2 ... Variant Configuration Process Mapping ... 250
6.3 ... Configuration Techniques ... 266
6.4 ... Implementing SAP's Variant Configuration ... 270
6.5 ... Variant Configuration Authorizations and Configuration ... 290
6.6 ... Summary ... 291
7 ... Product Structures ... 293
7.1 ... Design Principles for Product Structures ... 294
7.2 ... Methods for Modeling ... 300
7.3 ... Development Structures in SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 302
7.4 ... Configuration and Authorizations ... 337
7.5 ... Summary ... 342
8 ... Integration of Authoring Systems ... 343
8.1 ... Integrating Authoring Systems in Product Lifecycle Management ... 344
8.2 ... CAD Integration ... 351
8.3 ... Software Integration ... 354
8.4 ... Authoring Systems Integration in SAP ... 357
8.5 ... Configuration Settings and Authorizations ... 381
8.6 ... Summary ... 388
9 ... Product Validation ... 389
9.1 ... Tasks in Product Validation ... 389
9.2 ... Validation Planning ... 391
9.3 ... Virtual Validation ... 395
9.4 ... Physical Validation ... 399
9.5 ... Test Execution, Results Documentation, and Change Management ... 401
9.6 ... Product Validation with SAP ... 402
9.7 ... Configuration ... 415
9.8 ... Summary ... 418
10 ... Integration of Engineering and Manufacturing ... 419
10.1 ... Consistent Management of Bills of Materials ... 419
10.2 ... Digital Factory ... 422
10.3 ... Industry 4.0 ... 423
10.4 ... Consistent Management of Bills of Materials in SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 424
10.5 ... Product Structure Synchronization ... 425
10.6 ... SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner ... 436
10.7 ... Product Structure Synchronization vs SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner ... 448
10.8 ... Networked Production ... 449
10.9 ... Data Distribution ... 451
10.10 ... Configuration for Integrating Engineering and Manufacturing ... 456
10.11 ... Summary ... 460
11 ... Process Management in Product Development ... 461
11.1 ... Business Processes in Product Development ... 462
11.2 ... Customer Requirements for Process Management Solutions ... 468
11.3 ... Process Management in SAP ... 477
11.4 ... Configuration and Authorization ... 506
11.5 ... Summary ... 513
12 ... Change, Release, and Configuration Management ... 515
12.1 ... Change Management ... 516
12.2 ... Configuration Management ... 531
12.3 ... Release Management ... 534
12.4 ... Typical Customer Requirements ... 537
12.5 ... Challenges and Benefits ... 538
12.6 ... Standards and Guidelines ... 540
12.7 ... Change, Configuration, and Release Management in SAP ... 541
12.8 ... Configuration and Authorization ... 585
12.9 ... Summary ... 592
13 ... Product Visualization ... 593
13.1 ... Visual Communication ... 594
13.2 ... Experimental Visualization ... 599
13.3 ... Visual Product Validation ... 599
13.4 ... Product Visualization in SAP ... 602
13.5 ... Configuration and Authorizations ... 626
13.6 ... Summary ... 633
14 ... Collaborative Product Development ... 635
14.1 ... Scenarios and Tasks ... 635
14.2 ... IT-Supported Collaboration in Product Development ... 640
14.3 ... Direct Collaboration with SAP Product Lifecycle Management 7 ... 646
14.4 ... Exchange Product Data with Collaboration Folders ... 658
14.5 ... Exchange Documents with SAP Document Center Cross-Platform ... 666
14.6 ... Using Collaboration with SAP Jam ... 673
14.7 ... Further Collaboration Scenarios and Tools ... 677
14.8 ... Configuration ... 681
14.9 ... Summary ... 685
15 ... Product Lifecycle Management Service Offerings ... 687
15.1 ... Rapid Deployment Solutions ... 687
15.2 ... SAP Model Company ... 689
15.3 ... Innovation and Project Management Services ... 690
15.4 ... Integrated Product Development Services ... 694
15.5 ... Additional SAP Services ... 700
15.6 ... Summary ... 701
16 ... Product Lifecycle Management Overview and Outlook ... 703
16.1 ... Product Overview: SAP Product Lifecycle Management ... 703
16.2 ... Outlook for Product Development with SAP S/4HANA ... 706
16.3 ... Summary ... 711
... Appendices ... 713
A ... Bibliography ... 713
B ... The Authors ... 715
... Index ... 717