Product Lifecycle Management with SAP

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the core functions of mySAP Product Lifecycle Management (mySAP PLM). The authors share volumes of their own practical knowledge, derived from years of direct experience, and systematically elevate your understanding of the essential PLM elements. First youll learn how the solution's Lifecycle Data Management supports you in accumulating and exchanging product and plant data. Then, youll be introduced to the critical aspects of program and project management. Special attention is paid to collaboration across various departments and enterprises, as well as quality management, enterprise asset management (EAM), and the functions of environment, health & safety (EH&S). This book is based on R/3 Enterprise (4.7), but is also extremely valuable for users of mySAP ERP.

Highlights:

• Lifecycle Data Management
• Program and Project Management
• Lifecycle Collaboration
• Collaborative Engineering and Project Management, cFolders and cProjects, xApps for PLM
• Quality Management
• Enterprise Asset Management
• Environment, Health & Safety
• Interfaces
• User and Authorization Management
• Methods and Examples of Implementation

Gerd Hartmann joined SAP AG in 1999, beginning in PLM consulting and managing numerous PLM implementation projects in the rail vehicle, automotive, and power plant construction sectors, among others. He was promoted to Consulting Manager in 2001 and assumed responsibility for implementing SAP-based marketplace solutions, including platforms for automotive suppliers and the consumer product industry. He began at his present position, Product Sales Executive for mySAP PLM at SAP Germany, in 2003.