Improving cost efficiency:

Through concurrent design and planning

NSRP Joint Panel Meeting | Biloxi, MS

Doug Macdonald
Product Marketing Director, Aras

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Agenda

 Challenges of product complexity

 Legacy PLM has failed to meet the vision
 Supporting concurrent design and planning
 Resilient PLM technology
 Conclusions - powering the Business of Engineering

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Product complexity is increasing
And creating challenges

Product
Complexity Connected
Product as
Systems a Service

SE/MBSE
Software

Electronic Mechatronics
Electrical

Mechanical – 3D
Mechanical – 2D
Time

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Operational issues
 Managing design integrity
▫ Across disciplines/domains
 Coordinating activities
▫ Avoiding conflicts in design/manufacture/support
 Managing compliance
▫ Conforming to regulations, managing risks
and liability
 Achieving performance goals
▫ Schedule/cost/quality
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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

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Focused on the Science of Engineering

MCAD PDM

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Leaving critical processes disconnected
Concept Development Manufacturing Field

Product Configuration and Change Management – EBOM/MBOM/SBOM

System Requirements, System Engineering

Software ALM
User Manuals

Electronic Service Manuals

ECAD PDM, Manuf. Planning
MBSE, Catalogs
Component Engineering
Electrical Simulation Quality Planning &
IOT Analytics
Systems
Mechanical Work Instructions
MCAD PDM

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PLM underground

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Concurrent working

Design
Change

Plan
Release
Construct
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Cutting the Planning lead time

3D Design 2D Dwgs

Planning
Current method

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Cutting the Planning lead time

3D Design 2D Dwgs

Planning

Proposed method

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Desired Process for Visual Process Planning
Design ship
components
Pick desired
Open selected 3 components for
components in viewer planning

2
Save as
4 Planning List

Planning List

Edit properties for

Manage ship
1 Select one or 5 components of
components more components Planning List
to view

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Workflow
 Defined process
▫ Sequence of tasks
▫ Each task assigned to responsible roles or group
▫ Task prompts received via email
 Clearly visible status

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Model release workflow

Work instructions
created
Design Engineering
performs work
Work progress
tracked (50/70/90)
Model reviewed
(approved/rejected)

Model released
for planning
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Planning workflow

Work instructions
created
Planner creates
planning list
Planner adds
planning info
Plan reviewed
(approved/rejected)

Plan released
to MRP
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The challenge of Change
 Excessive time from initiation and approval of the change to delivery
of the change data to those who will execute the change that
impacts implementation and causes rework
 Methods and processes for delivery and documentation of field
changes back to Engineering and Change Management, are
inconsistent and unreliable
 Methods and processes for delivery and documentation of actual
production progress are inconsistent which causes errors and rework
due to incorrectly assessing the current state in which to apply a
change NSRP: Dynamic Change Awareness
Agreement No. 2015-405, Scope

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Change request process

Create change
request (ECR)
Identify impacted
items
Develop change
proposal
Proposal reviewed
(approved/rejected)

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Change order process

Create change
order (ECO)
Update Model release
design workflow
Update Planning
plan workflow
Close change
order

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Keeping everything in sync

Work order ECR

Model
Part ECN

Drawings
Hull
Planning list

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System landscape

PLM MBOMs MRP

Geometry

Models/Drawings

CAD Automation

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Resilient PLM architecture
Adaptive Client

Modeling Engine
Flexible data and process model

Services Platform
Standard PLM services

Repository
Model and data

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Agile Implementation Approach
Fast results

Inception Elaboration Construction Transition

Envision and Plan Iteratively define and build a consumable solution Release and Rollout

 Enables lean-agile practices at enterprise

scale
 Leverages the flexible Aras architecture
 Iterative small wins for end-user buy-in
 Solutions delivered in weeks, not years
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Expected cost efficiency benefits
 More concurrent working
▫ Reduced time
▫ Better coordination
 More efficient change
▫ Better impact assessment
▫ Reduced delays
 Less rework
▫ Reduced schedule impact
▫ Lower unplanned cost
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Conclusions
 Product complexity keeps raising the bar
 Legacy PLM has failed to keep pace
 Time to invest in the “Business of Engineering”
 Turn the Science of Engineering into profitable
products
▫ meet schedule
▫ within budget
▫ first-time quality

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 Powering the Business of
Engineering
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