1. Eindhoven 4. July 2006 Nikolaus Ondracek nikolaus.ondracek@paradine.at
Analyse the process(es), parties and their roles in industrial usage of reference dictionaries
Eindhoven 4. July 2006
Nikolaus Ondracek
3(Eindhoven/Ondracek)6

2. Product description: current situation
Out. diameter.
Int.diameter
Thickness
Thermic treatment
Material
Shape
Out.diameter
Shape
Electric conductivity
Out.diameter
Int.diameter
Thermic treatment
Material
Shape
Out.diameter
Int.diameter
Thickness
Material
Shape
Colour
manufacturer
supplier
distributor
importer
customer
industrial
goods supplier
Each contributor keys-in the information which interests him into each of his systems : cost of re-keying and risks of errors.
As to the technical description of products, each article is characterised by a given number of attributes, e.g. weight, dimensions, material, electrical characteristics, tightness, etc…
In the present situation, the manufacturer and the supplier are giving us a number of these attributes, documented their way, which we have to key-in in our information systems.
This operation (fresh keying-in or updating) results in a heavy annual cost to each of our 2 Groups, for a very limited benefit:
- keying-in errors, as already mentioned,
- missing or non-effected updates,
- non consistent data.
As a consequence, equivalence checks or inter-changeability of articles are very difficult.
Source: PSA Peugeot/Citroen

3. Product description: target situation
Product data sheet
Thermic treatment
Out.diameter
Int.diameter
Thickness
Material
Shape
Electric conductivity
Colour
Out.diameter
Int.diameter
Thickness
Material
Shape
Electric conductivity
Thermic treatment
Out.diameter
Int.diameter
Thickness
Material
Shape
Thermic treatment
Out.diameter
Int.diameter
Thickness
Material
Shape
Colour
manufacturer
supplier
distributor
importer
customer
industrial
goods supplier
What we aim to, is that all data for one article be made available to all actors by the owner of the information i.e. the manufacturer or brand owner.
The necessity is to have for each elementary family of products, a definition of all the minimum necessary attributes, valid for all, under a consensus method.
This is what we call the product data sheet for a family, or dictionary, e.g.:
- shafts,
- motor shafts,
- asynchrony motors,
- air jacks,
- hydraulic drives,
- vicinity electronic detectors.
A product data sheet or dictionary is therefore a compendium of attributes or data fields, if possible expressed in a standardised way.
The data in the fields must in addition be standardised.
Information is everywhere the same (content and form)
All business partner deliver standardized properties supporting all business-processes covering the whole product lifecycle
Source: PSA Peugeot/Citroen

4. Catalogue Exchange

7. Structural data and transaction data
Customer sends to supplier:
Device specification
RLOC
Max ambient temperature
Name of characteristic:
Value:
Unit:
Max ambient temperature 40 °C
DLOC
Signal level
Upper ambient temperature limit
Weight
Unit:
Signal level
4-20 mA
Name of characteristic:
Value:
Signal level
4-20 mA
Name of characteristic:
Value:
Unit:
Upper ambient temperature limit 80 °C
Upper ambient temperature limit 70 °C
Weight 2 kg
Supplier sends back to customer:
Device description
LOCs (structural data)
Transaction data

8. Use of the Lists of Characteristics
Manufacturer
Internet
Customer
Planning
system
equipment data as delivered
inquiry
data
Sales
system
Purcha-
sing
Deve-
lopment
systems
equip-ment
data
offer
order
decision
equip-ment
data
equipment data as delivered
further orders
Mainte-
nance
system
After
sales
service
equipment
data
equip-ment
- Requirements LOC
- Device LOC (in inquiry view)
- Device LOC (with all characteristics)
LOC - List of Characteristics

9. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Structure Transaction (Expense) (Cost Savings)
Manufacturer
Customer
EXCEL
avail
Requirement
PROLIST
ISO
IEC
Answer
PDF
avail
EXCEL ? ?
1. Transform to
IEC Format
2. Transform to
SAP XML
3. Transform to
ISO
ontoML
SAP XML
(availl) ? ?
Input File
SAP
(fproprietary,
formal
Spec)
Input File
ontOML
(pre CD)
Input File
STEP
P21
(IS) ?
ISO
onotML
XML
(pre CD) ?
STEP
P21
(IS)
1. Transform to
IEC Format ?
eOTD
XML ?
Cut &
Paste
(avail)
IEC
IEC
Input File
IEC Format
(informal
spec)
STEP
IEC
Tool
ISO
ontoML
(pre CD)
Input File
EXCEL
File
(no spec)