Abstract

A new engineering bill of material (BOM) system was developed in order to shorten the development cycle and improve BOM accuracy. This BOM can perform integrated management of basic product information of all vehicle models, all types, and combinations of frame, engine, transmission, and so on. It also improves drawing release efficiency and facilitates connection with other systems. Based on a commercially available product data management package, this system has a three-tier system architecture for easier data linkage, and it runs on the sophisticated Windows NT Server for improved operation performance.This not only allows management of basic product information for all vehicle models, but also makes it possible to centrally manage information sharing and drawing data from the initial development stage through to mass production. Significant improvements have been made in the efficiency of design drawing release and reception work flow as a result.

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Author (organization or company)

• Masataka YAMAMOTO（Tochigi R&D Center）
• Hideyuki TANAKA（Tochigi R&D Center）
• Wataru FUJITA（Tochigi R&D Center）

Publication Information

Article of Honda R&D Technical Review Vol.14 No.1 (77 - 84)

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