- Identify and Add Impacted Objects:
- Find affected manufacturing objects.
- Add them to the change record.
- Incorporate EBOM into MBOM:
- Select planning scope from the change record.
- Launch SAP Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner (VEMP).
- Panel Displays
- Source Panel: Shows the latest released version of the EBOM.
- Target Panel: Displays the latest MBOM version.
- Manage EBOM Changes
- New Components: Visible in the Source Panel.
- Deleted Components: Removed from the Source Panel.
- Highlighted changes in quantities and parameter effectivity are marked with error messages in the Target Panel.
- Reconcile and save the updated MBOM version.
- Update Routing:
- Select routing in the change record.
- Use the Manage Shop Floor Routings app to create a new routing version.
- Select the new MBOM version and assign components to operations.
- Adjust allocations as needed.
- Modify inspection characteristics, PRTs, or work instructions if necessary.
- Notify Production Execution
- Enter a change alert count, requiring production operators to acknowledge changes before proceeding.
Implementing Engineering Changes and Performing Execution
Objective
After completing this lesson, you will be able to implement engineering changes, execute revised production orders, and examine as-built records.
Implementation of Engineering Changes
Comparison of Routing Versions
Production engineers can compare the routing that they are currently working on with a previously released version to see at a glance which data has been changed, inserted, or deleted. In the comparison mode, you can easily identify changes to the structure of the routing and changes in the Details tabs. One of the main advantages of the comparison mode is that you can easily manage all the changes that have been made from version to version and use this past information to update the current version as necessary.
For each operation, operation activity, and operation activity object (such as inspections characteristics and PRTs), you can see whether or not they are the same in both versions.
The system also shows the attributes of both versions for a given element (such as standard values).
Work instructions are compared for all available languages and the differences are highlighted.
You can easily copy operations, operation activities, or operation activity objects from one version to the other.
Summary
This lesson covers implementing engineering changes and revising production orders for accurate execution.
- Identify affected manufacturing objects and update change records with impacted items.
- Use SAP Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner to integrate EBOM changes into MBOM.
- Create new routing versions in the Manage Shop Floor Routings app to accommodate updated MBOM components.
- Notify production operators of changes to ensure acknowledgment before execution.
- Compare routing versions to track modifications and apply necessary updates efficiently.
Implement Engineering Changes, Execute the Updated Production Order, and View the As-Built Record for the Production Order
Business Example
Tom is a production supervisor in the low-volume A&D Company focusing on the final assembly of complex products. He is responsible for implementing engineering changes and updating the manufacturing objects impacted by the changes. He needs to update the MBOM, shop floor routing, and production order. After Tom has implemented the updates, the production engineer Eric needs to complete the change record.