Managing complex business processes globally, that extend through product development into manufacturing is now effortless with Aras Manufacturing Process Planning (MPP.)  MPP possesses new capabilities that allow the Manufacturing Process Plan, Work Instructions and Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) to become interdependent and automatically synchronized as changes occur.

Using MPP, a product team has the ability to manage their entire process by concurrently defining manufacturing processes, work instructions and MBOMs while avoiding EBOM/MBOM conflicts.  These capabilities provide a level or organization and traceability to your product lifecycle management.

MPP enables direct Engineering BOM (EBOM) to MBOM translation.  As a result, the gap enterprises have between the process foundation necessary for Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet initiatives is now bridged together.

Hear how Manufacturing Process Planning improves efficiencies in managing data and processes, traceability and quick concurrent authoring (2:16).

Authoring your Process Plan with MPP

With MPP multiple users can edit different levels of the MBOM at the same time, apply conflict resolution and create visually rich electronic work instructions simultaneously with the Process Plan.

MPP provides the ability to add phantoms, consumables, etc. to the MBOM.  In addition, MPP has drag and drop editing to restructure the MBOM while maintaining the Digital Thread along with real time automatic reconciliation indicators between the EBOM and MBOM extending from the as-designed to the as-planned configurations.

In the video, you will see a brief demonstration of these features and how they work together to build your process plan while providing visibility and traceability across the lifecycle.

Products that combine complex mechanical designs, electronics, software and firmware require detailed process plans.  These process plans include operations, equipment and tooling illustrated by models, drawings, pictures, graphics, videos and text.  Consequently, with MPP Aras provides a simple and successful product providing full traceability of a digital thread across the product lifecycle.

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