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The Product Data Management (PDM) system enables you to organize and maintain information about each item you manufacture. Use the Product Data Management system to define the relationships between inventory items (and other purchased or non-stock items) and how they can be combined to manufacture a saleable product.
This system provides basic data for other manufacturing systems. You should verify that your product data is accurate to ensure the efficiency of associated systems such as Shop Floor Control and Master Production Scheduling.
PDM integrates with the following systems:
System | Description |
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Inventory Management | Supplies the basic information about each item (or ingredient), such as part number, description, unit of measure, stocking type, material cost, and location |
Shop Floor Control | Uses bills of material and routings to process work orders and schedule work activity within the plant |
Manufacturing and Distribution Planning | Uses the PDM information to plan finished goods and the raw material and purchased parts required to manufacture them
Uses sales orders and forecasts to pass demand for items down through the bills of material to the components Uses the bills of material to determine component requirements for planned orders and work orders without a parts list Creates a resource profile by retrieving a master scheduled item's multi-level bill of material and selecting the routings for the components |
Product Costing and Manufacturing Accounting | Uses bill of material, routing, and work center information during a cost rollup to calculate total material, labor, machine, and overhead costs for assemblies and their components |
Sales Order and Purchase Order Management | Use bills of material for kit processing |
Figure 1-1 Processes Affected by the PDM System
The Product Data Management system includes the following:
Feature | Description |
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Bills of material |
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Work centers |
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Routings |
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Process manufacturing |
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Engineering Change Management |
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The Product Data Management encompasses:
Topic | Description |
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Bills of material | The components and relationships required to produce a parent item |
Routings | The operations required to produce the parent item |
Work centers | The facilities on the shop floor where the routing operations occur |
Processes | An ingredient list and steps for blending or packaging the ingredients |
Engineering change orders (ECOs) | The document that you use to define and implement changes to your products, production lines, and assembly processes |
Product Data Management is one of many systems in the ERPx system.
Use the ERPx system to coordinate your inventory and labor resources to deliver products according to a managed schedule. It is a closed-loop manufacturing system that formalizes company and operations planning, and the implementation of those plans.
The ERPx system includes the following JD Edwards World systems:
Figure 1-2 The ERPx system Includes These JD Edwards World Systems
JD Edwards World systems are menu driven. System functions are organized according to their function and frequency of use. Access the Product Data Management system menus from the Manufacturing Systems menu.
Figure 1-3 Menu Overview - Manufacturing Systems
The following table illustrates the fast path commands you can use to move among the Product Data Management menus. From any menu, enter the fast path command at the command line.
Fast Path | Menu | Title |
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APD | G3031 | Advanced PDM |
DEC | G3013 | Engineering Change Management |
ECO | G3013 | Engineering Change Management |
DPDD | G3011 | Daily PDM Discrete |
DPDP | G3012 | Daily PDM Process |
PPDD | G3021 | Periodic PDM Discrete |
PPDP | G3022 | Periodic PDM Process |
SPD | G3041 | Setup PDM |