| PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
MANAGEMENT |
| Case Study |
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| "CEQ CENTRAL" (Custom
Engineered Quote Central) was developed by customizing
the Engineering Central Module of eMatrix |
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| The customer |
| Micro Motion, Inc.
a division of Emerson: Development of Custom Engineered
Quote Central and customization using eMatrix. |
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| The challenge |
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To minimize
CEQ quote turnaround time |
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To eliminate
re-engineering the same CEQ every time it
is ordered |
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To capture
accurate costs and develop correct pricing |
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Automate business
process of CEQ response and delivery to reduce
delay |
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Improve OTD (On Time Delivery)
of CEQs |
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Identify repeat CEQs for
converting to standard product offerings |
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| The solution |
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Provide the
list of matching CEQs in the search function
so that sales can see which ones are quotable |
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Create CEQ
central module by Customizing Engineering
Central to capture the CEQ business process |
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Migrate CEQ
BOM data from Access to eMatrix Database |
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Create business
objects in eMatrix with business logic built
in for CEQ management system |
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Create user friendly interface
-Search CEQs, compare CEQs, etc |
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Repeat CEQs requested by
customers are standardized and removed from
the CEQs list |
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| The benefit |
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Provide visibility
to available CEQs on global scale |
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Enables the
team to engineer once and capture the BOM
data |
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Reduce time
spent on CEQ related activities |
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Combine two
systems into one and give users access on
world wide basis |
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Easy, quick, intuitive
interface to access CEQ Data |
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Helps increase product
range as CEQs are migrated to standard products |
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| CATIA |
| UG |
| IDEAS |
| Pro/E |
| Nastran |
| IMAN |
| ENOVIA |
| Metaphase |
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