A New Forklift
Your company is planning the development of a new forklift prototype. This forklift can be manufactured at different locations in different variants. In previous lesson you learned which departments are involved and which business roles are necessary.
The forklift prototype consists of a fixed configuration. This requires a standard material, BOM, and routing.
However, in order to survive on the world market, you want to offer your forklift in various variants. In this case, a configurable material is used.
Now, let's have a look at two possible scenarios for a standard and a configurable material.
Process Flow - Standard Material
For a standard material, you have to define a standard classification, a standard material BOM, and a standard routing.
Watch the following video, which shows a possible product development scenario for a standard material and the involved business roles.
Process Flow Configurable Material
Working with a configurable material, the situation is different in comparison to a standard material.
Let's look at a possible product development process, which names the involved business roles, and their tasks for developing a configurable material.
Our Simplified Process Flow
As we cover both standard and configurable materials, let's look at our process flow.
Product Process
Let's now combine the mentioned task with possible process phases.
Watch the following video to understand which tasks are covered in which process phase.