POMS eSpec™

Complete Specification

POMS eSpec allows you to flexibly model and develop all specifications. Standard specification attributes are freely defined and structured. Classes can be defined to group common attributes of specification objects. These are inherited as objects that are assigned to one or more of these classes.

The values can be calculated based on the characteristics of the specification object and its components. For example, to calculate material quantities as function of component characteristics, or summarize cost and planning information. The specification models and objects are configurable, but the following defaults are pre-defined:

Material Model
• Raw materials, intermediates and products
• Bill of material
• Bill of products

Asset Model
• Equipment, tools, human resources, etc.
• Bill of assets

Process Model
Graphically defines the characteristics and sequence of all business processes and procedures required to deliver a product. The types of procedures are configurable, but the following defaults are predefined based on the S88 standard:

• Recipe
• Unit procedure
• Operation
• Phase

In addition, the following procedure types have been defined:

• Product recipe (models all intermediate process steps required for a finished product)
• Test method
• Test plan (sequence of test-methods to be executed)

Full Product Life-Cycle

All specifications can be defined at different stages of the product development life cycle. They can be formally transferred between stages, typically increasing the level of detail, but enforcing the constraints defined earlier to ensure consistency. The development stages are configurable, but the following defaults are predefined, based on published standards and recommendations:

• Prototype (product development sandbox, based on NAMUR source recipe)
• General (enterprise wide standard, based on S88)
• Site (specific for a geographic- or manufacturing site, based on S88)
• Master (specific for a production cell, based on S88)

Entire Extended Supply Chain

POMS eSpec models and supports all internal and external suppliers, development locations, manufacturing sites and customers. The application is web enabled to allow easy but secure access through an Intranet or the Internet using the same technology. Cooperative development is supported. Information can be exchanged with customers, co-makers and co-developers using XML format, structured conform established and emerging standards as SP95, STEP, BizTalk and OAG.

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