About the client
The client is a leading manufacturer of automobile spares with more than 100 plant locations across the globe.
Client challenges
- Extremely poor data quality with part numbers and descriptions.
- Inconsistent part numbers for the same part across applications.
- Updates to parts information are not available on time across the enterprise.
- Accurate part numbers and related details are not available outside Windchill.
- SAP (ERP) is not integrated with the engineering system (Windchill).
Solution
- Update SAP when information on new parts is generated in PLM.
- On every update, return associated master data from SAP.
- API calls to handle new events.
- SOAP to XML conversions.
- Log exceptions in a shared repository.
Benefits
- New part numbers are available in real-time across all downstream systems the moment they’re generated in Windchill.
- Data quality issues with parts information eliminated.
- Drastic improvements in operational processes – invoicing, billing, etc.