Product Data Management-An Introduction

1. PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT

2. INTRODUCTION
ISO 13584-10 Parts Library:
A representation of facts, concepts, or instructions about one or
more products in a formal manner suitable for communication,
interpretation, or processing by human beings or by automatic
means.
•PDM stems from traditional engineering design activities that
created product drawings and schematics on paper and using
CAD tools to create parts lists.
•PDM is a subset of a larger concept of product lifecycle
management (PLM).

3. PDM
•Product data management (PDM) is the business function
often within product lifecycle management(PLM) that is
responsible for the management and publication of product
data.
•In software engineering, this is known as version control.
• The management of version control is the only way to ensure
that everyone is on the same page and that there is no
confusion during the execution of the processes and that the
highest standards of quality controls are maintained.

4. Cont…
• Product data management is the use of software or other tools
to track and control data related to a particular product.
• The data tracked usually involves the technical specifications
of the product, specifications for manufacture and
development, and the types of materials that will be required to
produce goods.
• The use of product data management allows a company to
track the various costs associated with the creation and launch
of a product.
• Product data management is part of product lifecycle
management and configuration management, and is primarily
used by engineers.

5. PDM system status today
PDM systems coverage is more restricted:
•Current PDM systems do not include commercial data
(stocks, purchase orders, invoices, cost accounting, etc.) of
the company. They are managed by Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) systems.
•Main interest of PDM lays on product support processes
(R&D, etc.)
•Many PDM systems do not support configurable products
and product individual and production process life-cycles
PDM system does not create new product data.

6. PDM motivation:
Changing business environment
•Increased competition
• Global markets, aggressive market behaviour
• Shrinking budgets, lower production costs
• Products are becoming more complex, exploiting more
technologies and built in vast number of variants
• Quality requirements (ISO 9000 etc) and customer
responsiveness are increasing
• Global manufacturing (expanded teaming)
• Government and industry standards
•Less time and money for hassling
• Requirement for more efficient R&D: Concurrent Engineering

7. PDM module
It includes:
•Part number
•Part description
•Supplier/vendor
•Vendor part number and description
•Unit of measure
•Cost/price
•Schematic or CAD drawing
•Material data sheets

8. Core PDM functions
•Information and document vaulting
•Content and document management
•Workflow and process management
•Product structure management
•Configuration management
•Classification management

9. PDM Advantages
• Track and manage all changes to product related data
• Spend less time organizing and tracking design data
• Improve productivity through reuse of product design data
• Enhance collaboration
• Helps using visual management

10. APPLICATIONS
•Aerospace
• Automotive: assembly and components
• General mechanical manufacturing
• Electrical and electronic products
• Computer manufacturing
• Defence industries
• Oil and gas exploration and production
• Chemical and process engineering
• Food and drinks industries
• Pharmaceuticals
• Power generation

11. PDM summary
Organisations which do not take PDM seriously will face
difficulties
The following factors increase PDM importance:
organisation size
internationality
product complexity
number of product variants
PDM system implementation without management support
becomes a failure

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