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Variant Management Product Strategy
Lopa Subramanian
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Agenda
Product Variability
Components of Variability
Aras Approach
UI
Use cases
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Rules
Configurator
Usage (Part)
Usage (Geometry)
Variants
Variant String
Core Configurator Engine for defining and resolving Variability
Rules define permitted configurations
Core service to express Effectivity
Usage applies Variability to Items & Relations
Usage resolved for specific Variations
Basis for sales & product configurator
Variants & OptionsRelease 11 SP10 – H2 2016
Product Variability
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Components of Variability
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Wheel
Tire
Body Color
Tire Valve
Variant Families, Variants & Rules Structures: BOMs, CAD, Requirements …
Components of Variability
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Wheel
Tire
Body Color
Tire Valve
Variant Families, Variants & Rules Structures: BOMs, CAD, Requirements …
Effectivity
Configuration Management
Variant Families, Variants & Rules
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Rules
Global Scope
Platform Scope
Product Line Scope
Product Model
Scope
Schema of Hierarchical Scope
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Effectivity
Variant DictionaryE
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Variants
Variant Family
Apply Variants to Objects & Relations
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Usage
Solution Scope
Interface
(Subset of Solution Scope’s
Variant Families)
Usage Table
VF1 VF2 VF3 VF4 Part
Wheel
Global Scope
Platform Scope
Product Line Scope
Subsystem Scope Product Model Scope
Variant Dictionary
Generic Structure
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Car
Body System
Electrical System
TransmissionSystem
Drivetrain System
Wheel & Tires System
Usage (Part)
Usage (Geometry)
Variant String
Rules
Configurator
Variants
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UI
Product Configurator
Sales Configurator
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Use Cases: In Various Stages & Disciplines
Ideation
Development
Production / Steady State
Sales / Service
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System
Mechanical
Electrical
Software
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