Controlling-Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) with SAP

Vehicle development calls for close collaboration between all parties involved. This book shows how you master the necessary integration using SAP. Learn everything you need to know about the three cornerstones of product project management, product data management, and product validation. A detailed introduction to each of these key areas provides you with a foundation that enables you to master product development quickly and effectively.Discover cross-company project management using SAP Projects System and cProjects. Learn how integrated product and process engineering supports you while documenting complex products with many variants, and much more. In addition, special attention is given to product validation using SAP. Everything in this unique reference book is described from the viewpoint of the manufacturer as well as the supplier. Project methods, structuring, planning, and executionCross-company collaboration with cProjectsProduct Data functions, interfaces and data exchange, change management, materials data management, and much moreIntegrated product and process engineering (iPPE)Product failure mode and effect analysis, design of experiments, prototype production and process cycle, validation planning and executionCustomer examples