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Because changes to standard product information within your organization have widespread impact, improper management of product data and the engineering change process can lead to customer dissatisfaction, production inefficiencies, and higher production costs.
Made2Manage Engineering Change Management helps you control the engineering change process by providing full auditing of critical documents and multiple revision levels for item master, standard BOM and routing records. Engineering Change Management manages the engineering change process, supports proper change procedures, and enables effective communication during the approval and implementation process. Engineering Change Management helps you determine the change’s effect on the entire organization and helps you implement the change on the shop floor.
When it is time to change a product, you can electronically create engineering change orders (ECOs) to document the changes. You can set up Engineering Change Management to automatically notify employees, customers and vendors as the ECO’s status changes. ECOs provide company-wide visibility so managers can view planned engineering changes and monitor the approval and implementation progress.
You manage the extent of engineering change - you can control just your standard parts (including their BOMs and routings). You can control your jobs and your sales orders as well. You also can set user permissions to allow certain people to override change control on active parts.
Engineering Change Management audit-trail reports let managers view product change histories. Engineering Change Management “where-used” reports allow engineers and managers to view sales orders, job orders, and other related information that a planned product change will affect.
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