CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
March 2011
Product News
How to Use CMPRO for PLM
Using CMPRO for Product Lifecycle Management will integrate all of your product data with interacting modules.
Product Lifecycle Management in CMPRO is accomplished using several integrated modules that provide the means for various departments and work specialties to function. How these modules interact is the product lifecycle management process in CMPRO. This series will go over the process of using CMPRO for PLM and cover:
· Contracts and Contract Tasks
· Drawings, Documents and Software Release Repositories
· Baselines / Product Definitions - Part Trees / BOMs
· Configuration Status Accounting (CSA)
· Work Orders & Work Instructions
· Non-Conformance
· Inventory
· Requisitions
· As-Built
· IT Asset Tracking
Using CMPRO's Repositories for PLM
The essential building blocks of any product are the documentation that describes the processes, requirements, parts and software required in the construction of physical items. With CMPRO's repository functions, all of the documentation as well as the necessary review/approval processes are available to satisfy the requirements for creating and tracking product documentation baselines. CMPRO has three different repositories for storing this information:
The Drawing Repository provides centralized storage for engineering drawings and revision control and feeds the Parts List, Part Master, and Product Definition modules in CMPRO to manage the creation and revision of drawings and parts lists (also known as Bills of Material (BOMs)) to provide data that is useful for the building and maintenance of end items and assemblies.
The Document Repository provides centralized storage and revision control for documents, and the metadata and electronic files supporting the documents.
The Software Repository is used to record and track software release records as they apply to the hardware configuration, documentation, and product baselines.
When all three of these repositories are used, and items are related to a system, the product lifecycle management (PLM) process allows people to pull all of the necessary information together to create Part Lists, Part Masters, and Product Definitions. Read More.
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