1. Background - Business Vision
Distributed Mfg
Supplier
Supplier
Distributed Mfg
Preferred Parts
Approved Vendors
Feasibility Feedback
Tooling Designs
Work Instructions
NC Programs
Supplier
Distributed Mfg
FTP
Requirements
Design Feedback
Procurement
Manufacturing
Custom Configurations
Part Designs
BoMs
Changes
Engineering
Service
Field Notices
Customer Concerns
Failure Reports
User, Service Manuals
Models
Drawings
Simulations
Marketing
Sales
This is what product development looks like today. The lines represent varying degrees of communication and different types of communication. There is product information all over the enterprise and outside of the enterprise. It is very difficult to implement new strategies and initiatives in this environment.
Design Partner
Customers
Design Partner
Customers
Concepts
Requirements
Proposals
Customer Requirements
Design Partner
Customers
Market Requirements
Brochures, Data Sheets

2. Optimized Product Development System
Feasibility Feedback
Tooling Designs
Work Instructions
NC Programs
Preferred Parts
Approved Vendors
Supplier
Distributed Mfg
Procurement
Manufacturing
Requirements
Design Feedback
Custom Configurations
Part Designs
BoMs
Changes
Field Notices
Engineering
QA and Service
Customer Concerns
Failure Reports
User, Service Manuals
ECAD and MCAD
3D, Drawings &
Simulations
This is our vision for how a product development system should be. A single integrated system with all digital product information managed and controlled.
Marketing
Sales
ProjectLink
ProductPoint
Design Partner
Customers
Concepts
Requirements
Proposals
Customer Requirements
Market Requirements
Brochures, Data Sheets

3. Complete Business Vision
Digital Product Value Chain
Where the most impactful product decisions are made, features and cost determined, suppliers and materials locked-in.
SCM
Physical
Product
SUPPLIERS
Digital
Product
PDS
Scope of project
ERP
CRM
MANUFACTURING
Digital
Product
ENGINEERING
CUSTOMERS
PROCUREMENT
Release to
Manufacturing
MARKETING
Digital
Product
Digital
Product
SALES
SERVICE

4. Product Development Today
PLM and ERP
info
Manual required
entry data
Engineering
Design
SAP
Database
ERP System
Lifecycle
MCAD
ECAD
Acceptance
ECN
Released
Design
Documents
In PDFs
PDFs
Network
Flat File
System
PLM CAD
Database
Reference via
naming convention
Manual data entry via
Lifecycle
Manual extraction
throughout project
This is what product development looks like today. The lines represent varying degrees of communication and different types of communication. There is product information all over the enterprise and outside of the enterprise. It is very difficult to implement new strategies and initiatives in this environment.
Manual information
Exchange logging,
Version tracking,
PO issuing
Manual Data Exchange with
OEMs and ODMs

5. Completion of Stage 2 (Objects not files) PLM System Engineering
Design
MCAD
ECAD RF
SAP
Database
ERP System
Tool Export
Lifecycle
PLM System
(Objects not files)
Reference via
External link
Purchasing
Engaging CM
Manufacturability
Verification
Serviceability
Verification

6. Optimized Engineering Application Focused
India
Europe
Ideas
Mentor Graphics
ProE
AutoCAD
Specifications
Documents
BOMs
RF Analysis
This is our vision for how a product development system should be. A single integrated system with all digital product information managed and controlled.
Ottawa
Stock Crt.

7. Overview of Supplier Management Organization Structure
External Organizations
Manufacturing Structure
Customers
Parent Company A
Parent Company B
Shipping Sites/Locations (ERP)
Subsidiaries
Parent Company
Com Dev
Com Dev International Products A B
Com Dev Europe C
Com Dev Canada D
Com Dev USA E
Parent Companies
ODMs
Partners
OEMs
Suppliers of various Cost/OEM products
Vendors
Internal Organizations Manufacturing Structure

8. 4 Separate Configurations to Capture At the Point of Release
Requirements Change Notice with Capture Baseline
Engineering Change Notice with Captured Baseline
Manufacturing Change Notice with Capture Company Baselines
Supply Chain/Purchase Change Notice with Captured AML/AVL Company Baselines
RCN
Product Definition & Requirements (Marketing)
Product Design and Engineering (Engineering)
Production (Manufacturing)
Distribution, Sales and Support (Procurement & Supply Chain)
MRD/
RCN
ECO/
ECN
MCO/
MCN
ECN
MCN

9. Rate of Change and Number of Configurations
Internal Manufacturing and Production Assembly
Engineering
Marketing and Requirements
Com Dev
Com Dev International Products A B
Com Dev Europe C
Com Dev Canada D
Com Dev USA E
ODMs
OEMs
Vendors
Rate of Change and
Number of Configurations
Static
Dynamic