Version-managed Bill of Materials (BOMs) | Every BOM version has its own release status. A released BOM version is a consistent model of a product's components that can be used in production execution and that cannot be changed. If you want to change the BOM, you can create a new BOM version. You can change a new BOM version until it is released. However, it cannot be used in production execution while still in the status in process. This guarantees consistent BOMs in production execution. |
Version-managed shop floor routings | Every routing version has its own release status. A released routing version is a consistent model of a product's operations and activities. Released routing versions can be used in production execution and cannot be changed. Create a new routing version if you want to make changes. You can change a new routing version until it is released. However, it cannot be used in production execution while still in the status in process. This guarantees consistent routings in production execution. |
Version-managed shop floor routings with more level of detail | Every routing operation can have one or multiple operation activities. Operation activities enable you to define detailed work instructions for production operators without making scheduling and costing on operation level more complicated. You can also assign components, inspection characteristics, PRTs, documents, inspection characteristics, qualifications, and buyoffs to operation activities. |
EBOM to MBOM Conversion | A predefined process supports production engineers to convert engineering BOMs created by product engineers into manufacturing BOMs that are suitable for production execution. The process tracks which manufacturing BOM item relates to which engineering BOM item and which manufacturing BOM version relates to which engineering BOM version. The Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner is used to do the handover from the EBOM to the MBOM by converting the design-driven EBOM structure into a manufacturing, built-sequence driven MBOM structure. |
Manufacturing Change Record | Used to orchestrate the whole production engineering process and tracks all changes made to manufacturing objects when incorporating a new EBOM version. The change record is used to analyze, plan, and execute the changes required in a change cycle. It is an integrated environment that provides visibility and access to all artifacts involved in the change cycle. Manufacturing engineers can plan and execute the changes to MBOMs, shop floor routings, production orders, and so on. |
Change Impact Analysis | The change impact analysis supports the manufacturing engineer to identify all manufacturing-related objects that may be affected by a change to an existing object such as an engineering BOM, manufacturing BOM, or shop floor routing. After the related objects are determined, manufacturing engineer can take some quick action such as putting the production order on hold or add the object to the change record to act on them later in the context of the change cycle. When working with a unitized bill of material and shop floor routing, you can see the effectivity impacted by the change. |
Standard Texts | Using the Manage Standard Texts SAP Fiori application, users can maintain a library of reusable text elements for efficient work instruction authoring. |
HTML Work Instructions | Offer a great variety of formatting options, hyperlinks, and the possibility to include pictures or other content such as references to components or inspection characteristics. Using interactive work instructions, engineers can provide their production operators with an online data collection feature. HTML standard texts can be referenced or copied into work instructions in multiple languages reducing the effort of creating and maintaining work instructions. |
Qualifications | Used to ensure that only qualified production operators perform critical or difficult operations. The qualifications are assigned to the production operators. Operation activities, work centers, or a material may also require qualifications. |
Buyoffs | Contribute to the making of safe products that fulfill the predefined quality standards. Buyoffs are frequently used in safety-conscious industries such as the production of aircraft, food, pharmaceuticals, and automobiles. A buyoff or buyoffs are assigned to the operation activity and are confirmed by the production operator and other responsible experts. This process is to ensure that the results of the operation activity comply with predefined quality standards. Production engineers can use a buyoff cycle template when assigning buyoffs to the operation activity in the routing version. |
Production Order Management | A shop floor production order is an extended version of the PP production order that uses version-controlled execution BOM and routing. Using the Manage Production Orders SAP Fiori application, production supervisors can monitor current production orders within their area of responsibility to check their status, perform various actions on an order, such as release an order, hold to block production activities in engineering change, read-master data to incorporate the latest engineering change into the order, view serial numbers created with order release, understand component availability and operation progress. Therefore, production supervisors have the chance to solve any problems before execution is affected. |
Work Assignment and Work Queues | Orchestrates the actual execution of production order operations and activities. Operators can access their tasks in work center work queues or supervisors can explicitly distribute work to their team members by moving tasks to personal work queues. |
Execution of Production Operations and Operation Activities | The Perform Operation Activity SAP Fiori application supports production operators in executing their tasks by guiding them through the production process with the help of interactive work instructions, 3D visuals, data collection with real-time valuations, and so on. The app checks all preconditions of an operation activity such as the completion of the predecessor activity or the absence of holds, making sure that the production process is performed as planned. |
SAS | A Status and Action Schema (SAS) can be defined in customizing and is assigned to each operation activity. It guides and controls the operator during production execution of an operation activity. |
Action Type Handler Framework | Action type handler is a means to implement custom logic that is executed before or after a standard action is invoked. |
Change Alerts | Used to notify production operators about engineering changes and highlight the changes. This ensures that engineering changes are implemented that may otherwise be missed if they are hidden somewhere in the work instructions. |
In-line Data Collection | Using QM capabilities such as inspection characteristics to collect quality data. |
Defects Handling | Manages nonconformances by placing holds on orders or parts, creating defects to be followed up by quality engineers and executing final usage decisions. |
Production Confirmations | Confirmations and good issues/receipts are triggered automatically from the production operator dashboard using predefined action buttons (see SAS). |
Production Tracking and Monitoring | Serialized parts are tracked and traced during the entire production process. The genealogy and action log collect all data and create a complete and detailed record of how a serialized part has been produced (as-built) and how an order has been executed. |
