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Windchill PCS Overview for Engineers

Windchill PCS Overview for Engineers. Product Cost System Overview for Engineers 03Sep2008. AGENDA. EXPLAIN WHY A NEW RPPA SYSTEM SHOW A DEMO VIDEO HIGHLIGHT KEY POINTS AND TIPS Q&A CREATE A NEW RPPA EXAMPLE (If Time permits). Seatbelt RPPA application retirement. 1995.

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Windchill PCS Overview for Engineers

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  1. Windchill PCS Overviewfor Engineers Product Cost System Overview for Engineers 03Sep2008

  2. AGENDA • EXPLAIN WHY A NEW RPPA SYSTEM • SHOW A DEMO VIDEO • HIGHLIGHT KEY POINTS AND TIPS • Q&A • CREATE A NEW RPPA EXAMPLE (If Time permits)

  3. Seatbelt RPPA application retirement 1995 RPPA SBS application consists of programs (on app server), and database with report writer (on database server). 1998 Other Oracle Forms applications slated for retirement: QA400 / TIS / TIR

  4. Why Windchill? • Windchill has part release data and Cost requests will link to the part master • Windchill has built in workflow features and the RPPA process depends on routing • Earlier Windchill pilots allowed this version to be built with minimal expense.

  5. Change in Process Current Process New Process Engineer Engineer Buyer Assembly Plant Cost Analyst Buyer Assembly Plant Cost Analyst

  6. PCS Overview – Process Flow - CIR TRW Assembly Plant CIR Coordinator Sales/Engineer Review CI Request Route to Plant Engineers to collect data Add labor/tooling costs Initiate new program Cost Info requests Commodity Buyer Review Cost Information Request Choose Suppliers Email RFQ package Review/Submit Quote Prepare Quote Review CIR Supplier Finance Update Cost/Profit Tracking Review Quote Response Quote Analysis Select Best Quote Commodity Buyer Outside Windchill

  7. To create a new Cost Information request.Log into Windchill and select PCS ->Create PCS Cost Information Request.

  8. Complete the Windchill CIR Header information – top of page Fields with ‘*’ arerequired.

  9. The rest of the CIR header page contains the team, attachments and parts list You may Update the team data from this link or from the ‘Submit CIR’ task on your worklist (see slide # 16)

  10. Requests may be initiated and forwarded to engineer to add parts. The engineer will receive an ‘Additional Creators’ task

  11. From CIR header click Add Plan Part to display the page below.

  12. Default data displays – add description and press ‘Finish’

  13. The part is added to the CIR header. You must ‘Update part detail to add drawing.

  14. CPV must be manually validated by the engineer. Commodity determines which buyer receives the request. (click in box for pop-up list) This section may be used to expand on volume details.

  15. Add drawing and any other attachments at the bottom of each part detail page. If plant response is required, add Plant routing. Press OK to save changes.

  16. Once data is complete, click ‘Submit All’ to start workflow.

  17. Or you may submit the CIR from your Windchill worklist.

  18. The links on the right of the header page display history, printable versions, plus optional tooling recovery status.

  19. When all responses are received, and the cost analyst attaches the financial summary, the requester receives a task to review and accept.

  20. Roll out date will be announced as soon as buyer training is complete. (targeting late September.) • Once the new system is launched, the old Seatbelt RPPA system will no longer accept new requests. • To report technical problems with PCS, call ext. 3000 or email the NASC. Be sure to mention Windchill PCS and include the error message or a screen shot of the problem. • For questions about how and when to use PCS, please contact your cost analyst.

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