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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/ti/onlinemanual/G00065" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Product Engineering Introduction</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2395220">
         <Level1>Product engineering - An Introduction</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2395223">
         <Level1>Create Operations</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2395226">
         <Level1>Validate Assembly Lines</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2395229">
         <Level1>Define Assembly Line Assignment</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2395232">
         <Level1>Line Segments</Level1>
         <Level2>process engineering</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2395237">
         <Level1>Process Engineering</Level1>
         <Level2>line segments</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2395242">
         <Level1>Product Structure</Level1>
         <Level2>Assembly Line Structure</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2395247">
         <Level1>Assembly Line Structure</Level1>
         <Level2>Product Structure</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Product engineering refers to the process of designing and
		developing a device, assembly, or system such that it be produced as an item
		for sale through some production manufacturing process.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>In product engineering, you define the following:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>The Generic item has the following
			 characteristics:</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListItem>The item type is specified as generic</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The default supply source for the item is
				assembly</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The order system is Final Assembly Schedule (FAS)</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The item is a configurable end item or
				subassembly.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Engineering module</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For an item to be marked as an Engineering module, the item
			 type must be specified as Engineering module and for which the default supply
			 source is assembly and it is a <Emphasis>virtual</Emphasis> item. Engineering
			 module in Assembly Planning, is a system, or, in other words, a logical unit of
			 assembly parts, that is typically not manufactured as a separate physical unit.
			 For example, the electrical system of a car is the logical unit of all parts
			 required for the electrical system. The electrical system is not manufactured
			 as a separate physical unit, but integrated into the dashboard, doors, and so
			 on. An engineering module has no routings, assembly lines, options, and so on,
			 and is for design and planning purposes only. In the bill of materials (BOM),
			 the engineering module is the top layer of the non-configurable section of the
			 BOM.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Paragraph>Assembly part</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>For an item to be marked as Assembly part, the item type
			 must be specified as manufactured/purchased and for which the default supply
			 source is shop floor (Manufacturing) or purchase (Purchase).</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>A general product engineering structure is displayed in the
		figure below.</Paragraph>
      <Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <HTML:IMG xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" height="403" width="609"
                   SRC="../images/tr_screen_productengineering.jpg"
                   alt="[...]"/>
      </Figure>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Flattened BOM</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Flattening is the process of stripping the engineering product
		structure to an operational, single-level BOM structure, containing only the
		parts that are required for assembly operations. Modules that are useful for
		product engineering to group components that are mounted together are not
		relevant on the operational level. For performance reasons, the operational
		product structure should be as lean as possible. Operational BOM (single level)
		for <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000401" role="glossary">engineering module</Link> is the output of the flattening
		process.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>In ERP Enterprise there are three ways to obtain the flattened parts:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Import: To import the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000402" role="glossary">flattened</Link> parts and operations, you must select the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">External Assembly Parts and Operations</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/apl/tiapl0500m000" role="session">Assembly Planning Parameters (tiapl0500m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Define manually.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Obtain through EDM, which involves a flattening
		  procedure.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>All the relevant information of lower-level engineering items
		is stored on the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000401" role="glossary">engineering module</Link> level. This module saves time because ERP Enterprise does not need to
		process all the Engineering BOM relations multiple levels deep. See <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#MultilBillOf_ti" role="glossary">multilevel bill of material</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The BOM flattening is displayed in the figure below.</Paragraph>
      <Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <HTML:IMG xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" height="389" width="637"
                   SRC="../images/tr_screen_flattenedbom.jpg"
                   alt="[...]"/>
      </Figure>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>