Carl Zeiss: Embedding Product Compliance into Product Development with SAP® EHS Management Company Carl Zeiss AG Headquarters Oberkochen, Germany Industry Industrial machinery and components Products and Services Optics and optoelectronics equipment Employees 25,000 Web Site www.zeiss.com Partner opesus AG www.opesus.com Objectives Integrate CAD and product lifecycle management (PLM) software with the SAP® Environment, Health, and Safety Management (SAP EHS Management) application Use company-wide basic material data management software to manage compliance information, chemical compositions, physical-chemical properties, and classifications of over 2,000 basic materials and surfaces assigned to approximately 750,000 integrated CAD documents Enable product compliance with regulatory content specified by the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, Administration Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (China RoHS), and Registration, Evaluation, Authorization. and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) for substances of very high concern (SVHC) for 500 active users Resolution Gave responsible engineers direct access to the central compliance database in SAP EHS Management from the CAD software environment during product development Introduced compliance and quality planning early in the product lifecycle Implemented support to verify product compliance before handover to manufacturing Embedded product compliance software with SAP EHS Management for high product quality and compliance Benefits Introduced safety and environmental compliance through robust, auditable compliance assurance software Minimized risk of brand and revenue damage by enabling compliance in the product development phase Lowered costs and reduced time to market Higher Product marketability through automated compliance Less Time required to develop new products and ensure compliance Expedited Introduction of new products to market Better Protection of brand and revenue through improved compliance, increased transparency, and proactive mitigation of business risks “We now have access to all compliance information right at the beginning of the product development phase through CAD and PLM integration. And with SAP EHS Management, we are able to keep our declarations up-to-date with the ever-changing REACH and RoHS regulations.” Yvonne Bugiel, Project Lead, Corporate Information Technology, Carl Zeiss AG 41369 (15/11) This content is approved by the customer and may not be altered under any circumstances.