1. 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
Partner
opesus AG
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
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