Product Development in the Automotive Industry with SAP

Book excerpt: Vehicle development calls for close collaboration between all parties involved. This book shows how you master the necessary integration using SAP. Learn everything you need to know about the three cornerstones of product development: project management, product data management, and product validation. A detailed introduction to each of these key areas provides you with a foundation that enables you to master product development quickly and effectively. Discover cross-company project management using SAP Projects System and cProjects. Learn how integrated product and process engineering supports you while documenting complex products with many variants, and much more. In addition, special attention is given to product validation using SAP. Everything in this unique reference book is described from the viewpoint of the manufacturer as well as the supplier. Highlights include: Project Management: methods, structuring, planning, and execution Cross-company collaboration with cProjects Product Data Management: functions, interfaces and data exchange, change management, materials data management, and much more Integrated product and process engineering (iPPE) Product validation: failure mode and effect analysis, design of experiments, prototype production and process cycle, validation planning and execution Customer examples