Product structure unification in modernization projects
Igunnuoda, Olorunmuyiwa (2022)
Diplomityö
2022
School of Energy Systems, Konetekniikka
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022062349032
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022062349032
Tiivistelmä
Helping customers improve productivity and capacity through modernization of their existing machinery is a business model many companies are now embracing. This model comes with its own challenges. For some, modernization creates another structure in PDM system which then results in two structures for one machine. This study is aimed at finding a way two or more product structures can be unified in PDM system, so that there won’t be need to keep two product structures for one machine after modernization projects.
Background information about the topic was gathered through interviews, semi-structured interviews and review of various related literatures. That information birthed the idea of unifying product structure through revision. Making revision to the machine delivered earlier to the customer by adding the necessary modernization parts and removing unnecessary parts will ensure that the machine at customer site has only one structure. A modernization simulation was carried out to test the efficacy of using revision to unify product structure and the result shows that the challenge of having to keep track of two structures in PDM system can indeed be solved by revision.
Background information about the topic was gathered through interviews, semi-structured interviews and review of various related literatures. That information birthed the idea of unifying product structure through revision. Making revision to the machine delivered earlier to the customer by adding the necessary modernization parts and removing unnecessary parts will ensure that the machine at customer site has only one structure. A modernization simulation was carried out to test the efficacy of using revision to unify product structure and the result shows that the challenge of having to keep track of two structures in PDM system can indeed be solved by revision.