Supported Business Processes
The Windchill ESI and ERP Connector solutions support multiple business processes in the engineering and manufacturing domains. These business processes include:
• New product introduction
• Publishing a new engineering BOM for planning and manufacturing
• Publish a new manufacturing BOM and related process plans
• Product lifecycle management
• Publishing, maintenance, and end-of-life of products
• Product design and product development
• Creation of new products, maintenance of existing products
• Product configuration management
• Managing different variations of a single product
• Product design collaboration
• Maintaining and sharing engineering designs and product data across multiple product lines
• Production planning
• Scheduling product manufacturing based on inventory information
It is necessary to follow several guidelines when using these solutions to maximize their performance and capabilities.