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Engineering and Manufacturing Data Management back in 1992

Engineering and Manufacturing Data Management back in 1992
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olegshilovitsky
12 October, 2009 | 1 min for reading

Reading again some books from 1992. Engineering and Manufacturing Data structures and Engineering Information Management Systems.

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I’d like to share some mixed feeling. We moved forward in many topics for the last 17 years in CAD/PDM/PLM/…. But some fundamental things remain the same, and we continue to discuss it heavily during implementation with customers.

Multiple Bill of Materials
Relations between Design, Engineering BOM and Routing
Early visibility of design information for manufacturing planning
Maintenance and Repair Bill of Materials
Design to Manufacturing process

So, my conclusion is as following:

1/ We are far from excellence in such implementations.
2/ Reading old books is an interesting exercise allows you to zoom out on what you are doing.

Enjoy Columbus Day holiday!
Best, Oleg

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