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Windchill PCS Overview Product Cost System Overview for Purchasing 03Sep2008
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 2 Windchill RPPA replacement system Windchill version of the RPPA system is called PCS for Product Cost System The new RPPA document is a CIR for Cost Information Request. The former Windchill TRACR workflow (TRW Recovery and Cost Reporting) still exists after the RPPA process is completed, so TRACR is still displayed on some Windchill pages.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 3 Estimate CIR routing Engineer Cost Analyst CIR header Part Financial Summary Buyer receives an email that the estimate is in progress.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 4 Refined CIR routing Engineer Cost Analyst Buyer Assembly Plant CIR header Part Buyer Part Buyer Assembly Plant Financial Summary
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 5 Buyer defaults by commodity from CRS
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 6 When a ‘Refined’ CIR is submitted, the designated buyer will receive an ‘Auction/RFQ Windchill task and email notification.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 7 Auction/RFQ task – link to part detail and task options Return to sender Perform Auction Send to Cost analyst Choose another buyer Link to part page Options:
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 8 To re-assign – First update part detail and click in Commodity box to select new buyer…then return to task, choose Re-assign option and press ‘Task Complete’. If you do not choose a new buyer before pressing Task Complete, the task will re-assign to you! Commodity determines which buyer receives the request. (click in box for pop-up list)
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 9 volumes Click Update to add suppliers Possible Change Types:
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 10 This section may be used to expand on volume details.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 11 Add Supplier link on Update part page
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 12 Selecting suppliers and creating new suppliers.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 13 Select one or more (make sure Supplier contact is correct) and press OK.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 14 Press Create RFQ to add RFQ details
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 15 To send RFQ – click on the RFQ Number link. Click on one RFQ number link to display RFQ and send email to supplier.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 16 This page will be attached to supplier email (along with all part page attachments.) To send email to suppliers 1.Click ‘Send Page to Supplier’ to show email window. 2.To send the same email to all suppliers check ‘Send to all suppliers. 3.Add any attachments not on part page 4.Press ‘Send Email’ button. (note: The emails are always sent To: the buyer, The suppliers are blind copied, so they will not be able to see the other recipients. 1 2 3 4
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 17 Submit RFQ Windchill tasks When you send the email only the supplier on the RFQ row will be automatically ‘Submitted’. Even if you chose ‘Email to all suppliers’ you must still click this link from the part page to indicate which suppliers have been RFQ’d.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 18 Windchill Purchasing possible tasks Auction/RFQ is a request for Purchasing input to a request. Submit RFQ indicates that suppliers have been emailed RFQ’s. Supplier Response Received indicates that a supplier has responded to an RFQ. Quote Analysis records the Buyer’s recommendation if multiple suppliers. Review optionally records manager’s approval.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 19 Supplier Response Received task If only one RFQ was sent, attach response to Part page before pressing Task Complete to return response to Cost Analyst. If more than one RFQ was sent, the buyer will receive an additional ‘Quote Analysis’ task after all ‘Supplier Response Received’ tasks are complete.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 20 Quote Analysis task and optional manager Review.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 21 PCS Review – Process Flow – ‘Refined’ CIR Initiate new program Cost Info requests Sales/Engineer Review Cost Information Request Choose Suppliers Review Quote Response Commodity Buyer Email RFQ package Review CIRPrepare Quote Review/Submit Quote Analysis Select Best Quote Commodity Buyer Supplier Update Cost/Profit Tracking Finance Review CI Request Route to Plant Engineers to collect data TRW Assembly Plant CIR Coordinator Add labor/tooling costs Outside Windchill
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 22 Additional links on the right of the header page display history, printable versions, plus optional tooling recovery status.
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© TRW Automotive Inc. 2007 23 Roll out date will be announced as soon as buyer training is complete. (targeting late September.) Once the new system is launched, the old Seatbelt RPPA system will no longer accept new requests. To report technical problems with PCS, call ext. 3000 or email the NASC. Be sure to mention Windchill PCS and include the error message or a screen shot of the problem. For questions about how and when to use PCS, please contact your cost analyst.
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