PROJECTS

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING

As agricultural machines include more and more electronics and software, so they are becoming high-performance products with high demands on variant and configuration management as well as smooth processing of procurement and production/assembly processes at engineering and production locations spread around the globe.

Client: Leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery > 10,000 employees

Branch: Agricultural machinery engineering

Topic: PDM system roll-out, offer configuration, overall IT concept, product costing, product modularisation, product data migration, SAP PLM, organisation of parts lists, distributed product development, configuration of parts lists, change management, classification, product configuration, variant management

Situation: The dimensions and configurations of tractor attachments can vary considerably depending on tractor manufacturer and model. This version variance has a direct effect on jigs and tools.

Brief:

• Permanent reduction in adaptation workloads and shortening the throughput times for design/adaptation of attachments, including hydraulics/controls, preparation of drawings (i.e. 3D CAD, drafting department, contract drawings) or compilation/maintenance of parts lists
• and thus create capacities for developing innovative solutions for customers

Result:

• Highly integrated processes with standardised master and process structures across all products and works
• Complex, bespoke availability and preliminary planning functions, pricing and assessment
• Pricing and marketing on the basis of feature values
• KMAT serial production as JIS in model mix
• Central IT organisation worldwide
• Standardised, well-structured and zero-redundancy master data and processes throughout the group, at the same time reducing the production planning workload
• Clear reduction in sales workloads through the use of an online shop with change management monitor