Methodical Essentials for PLM-Experts & Paradigms for an ERP near PLM
PLM is changing fundamentally. There is a whole new dynamic in the environment. I experience this in many customer discussions.
I believe it is the changes in the supply chain that are placing completely new demands on PLM or what we understand by PLM. We at STZ-RIM try to pick up on these dynamics and topics, underpin them methodically and make them discussable.
The new knowledge then flows directly into our coaching program "Methodical Essentials for PLM Experts".
Recently it was that time again. We had a team from the BDF Experts with us. BDF-Experts are top specialists for demanding PLM topics.
As part of the discussion, we also discussed the paradigms for ERP-related PLM. Why? Because both the guys at BDF-Experts and we have noticed in many customer situations that completely new requirements and concepts for ERP-related PLM are emerging due to dynamization, the fragility of supply chains and the need to control them.
A central paradigm of ERP-related PLM in our discussion yesterday was "Generic Structure Instance Embedding". A working name for a concept that fundamentally rethinks the generic product structure approach. You can find my blog post on the topic of ERP-related PLM here here.
The classic approach of the generic product structure assumes that the superstructure of a product is purely generic, i.e. it is structured. From a certain structure level, the product structure is then completed by components/assembly instances via items/item variants.
However, if a growing CTO+ Modular KIT is to be implemented, this approach must be rethought. This is done by extending the generic structure into the deeper levels of the product structure. The boundary between structuring and instantiation disappears. The instantiation is no longer horizontal but vertical to the structure and a "double structure" is created that contains both the instances and the generic structure. This enables automated instantiation that can also include the CTO+ part down to the lower structure levels!
An exciting approach that enables a growing modular system with maximum automation and CTO+.
Sounds complicated? It is - but only if you are setting it up for the first time. Once the concept is established, it makes it possible to offer highly variant products at prices and delivery times of standard products on the market!
Well, if you want to know more about it then book our "Methodical Essentials for PLM-Experts" workshop of the RIM Academy.
