The Keys to Product Management

The CMstat Configuration Management System

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The proliferation of product variety and frequent technical change is driving up product costs for both producers and consumers.

When relevant information is difficult to locate and inconsistently distributed, users are blind-sided by unexpected and unbudgeted change, causing the entire enterprise to suffer.

Frequently, product data is stored in multiple locations with no link between the data and documentation, and no rules base to ensure data integrity. Drawings and documents are often stored on an unprotected file server for central access, and subject to unauthorized changes and use.

The CMstat Configuration Management System efficiently organizes this maze of disparate product data and documentation in our central Database of Authority, providing extensive search capability to ensure product information is accessible to all internal

The Database of Authority's pre-programmed inter-relationships and strict enforcement of Configuration Management rules and practices assure you, your suppliers and, most importantly, your customers, that your products are delivered on time, on budget and to their contractual standards and requirements.

CMstat provides the tools you need to manage the product development cycle!

Security

• First and foremost, your product data, documents and drawings are protected.
• Product metadata and associated drawings and documents are secure from costly, unauthorized changes, loss or oversight.
• The application rules base assures the integrity of assembly data and that cross-reference relationships are maintained.
• CMstat is a "projectized" database giving additional levels of security for your metadata to allow supply chain partners to work together while maintaining data security between individual projects.
• CMstat employs a second layer of security for the Electronic Distributed Vault System which assures your documents and drawings are safe from unauthorized access.

Control

• CMstat is a true COTS (commercial, off-the-shelf) solution containing hundreds of pre-programmed Configuration Management rules and pre-programmed data relationships to ensure data integrity.
• Identification, Status Accounting, Impact Assessment, Traceability and Audit form the foundation of Configuration Management, and the basis of the CMstat system.
• Create, manage and associate Bills of Material, Product Baselines, As-Designed, As-Built, and As-Maintained configurations.
• The Configuration Item Module refines the task of managing complex products allowing you identify and track unique items - life limited parts, high dollar value, HazMats, etc. Product structures may be broken down by Configuration Item for ease of design, manufacturing and maintenance.
• Easily associate objects such Documents, Item/Parts, Contracts, Projects, Requirements with the necessary Many-to-Many, One-to-Many, Many-to-One relationship support.
• CMstat provides you maximum control and flexibility for managing your products and suppliers.
• Product Field Sustainment is supported by our As-Configured module in conjunction with online access to metadata and documentation such as tech manuals, assembly drawings, etc.

Visibility

• CMstat gives Users access to the right information at any time.
• A Central Information Point for secure on-line access to projectized data and documents.
• Search capability for every object type, e.g. Parts, Documents, As-Builts, etc. All objects share common multi-level search criteria reducing countless hours of searching and rework.
• Browser access to metadata, documents and drawings for review and redlining, as well as on-line CCBs.
• Access part information including Part Change History, Alternate/Substitute Parts, Superseded Parts, Manufacturer and Supplier Part Numbers, Authorized Suppliers, as well as cross-referenced Documentation and Configuration Item identification.
• Identify "Where-Used" information for parts and assemblies. Graphical views show single- and multi-level "used-on" with products, projects and quantity information.
• Automatically receive the latest document revision information to avoid erroneous impact assessment and needless rework. All previous revisions and change history are also immediately available for review.
• View, Print and Export IPL, Configuration Item Structure, As-Configured and Used-On information in expandable "Tree" or "Graphical" formats.

Collaboration

• Generate immediate cost reductions by reducing rework, re-engineering, search and review time.
• CMstat enables groups working on parallel tasks or in different locations to simultaneously access, review and redline that latest product information.
• Schedule a web-based document collaboration meeting from within CMstat.
• Bring geographically disparate partners, vendors, customers together in our collaborative workspace. Post multiple drawings and documents for review, annotation, mark-up and comparisons.
• Meeting host can give mark-up permissions to participants for further interaction.
• Document tiling for comparison. Tile vertically or horizontally for easy compare.
• Target individual drawing layers for discussion. Remove CAD drawing layers as necessary for review.
• Supports over 200 2D/3D file formats including major CAD files, e.g. Pro-E, Catia, AutoCad, etc.
• The entire meeting including minutes, mark-ups and finalized redline changes is recorded and may be saved to the CMstat vault against the document for future use.