MBOM building method

The method addresses inefficiencies in Windchill-based MBOM construction by standardizing processes and enhancing visualization, leading to improved design efficiency and management through workstation-oriented design and data-driven tools.

CN119180598APending Publication Date: 2024-12-24CRRC CHANGCHUN RAILWAY VEHICLES CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411238284.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-05
Publication Date
2024-12-24

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Technical Problem

Existing MBOM construction methods in Windchill are complex, lack standardization, and are dependent on the skill level of process engineers, leading to low process reuse and inefficient operation.

Method used

A method involving process route division, material sorting, material number application, factory view maintenance, and MBOM building in Excel, with integration in Windchill, to create standardized MBOM structures and improve efficiency.

Benefits of technology

Enhances workstation-oriented process design, standardizes process design, and visualizes process management, improving design efficiency and reducing cycle times through intuitive workstation flow charts and data-driven management.

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Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of MBOM construction, and discloses an MBOM construction method, which specifically comprises the following steps of: 1, dividing a process route, namely dividing the process route of materials according to a purchase form, an execution unit and a semi-finished product circulation process of the materials; 2, sorting the materials, namely sorting out the materials needing to build MBOM in Excel by each specialty according to the divided process route; and step 3, applying for a material number. According to the station-oriented process design, the station system is a core component of a middle turning lean production system, the station-oriented process planning and design is a basis for realizing the station system, on the station level, elements such as people, machines, materials, methods, rings and measurement are organized through stations, and the data requirements of field station production are met; on the workshop level, production lines facing different platform vehicle types are built through the combination and sequence of stations, and standardization and universality of the platform or vehicle type technological process are achieved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of MBOM construction, and specifically relates to a method for constructing an MBOM. Background Art

[0002] MBOM is a planning list, a derivative of the indented bill of materials. This list is arranged according to the modules or options of the product. In enterprises where products have multiple optional features, MBOM is usually used for series products. Series products usually consist of three types of materials: common parts, basic components, and optional parts. They cannot be directly copied into a production job list. They need to go through product configuration to form an indented bill of materials before they can be released into the job order.

[0003] At present, MBOM construction is mainly carried out in Windchi ll. The MBOM structures of different professions are quite different, the construction process is relatively complicated, and the standardization of MBOM structures is low, resulting in a low degree of process reuse. The level of process design depends on the level and responsibility of the process engineer, and the process is not closely integrated with the site. On the other hand, the operation of building MBOM in Windchi ll is relatively complicated, and the construction efficiency is difficult to improve. In order to improve the efficiency, level and quality of process design, it is urgent to adopt more advanced MBOM construction methods and tools. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for constructing an MBOM to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a method for building an MBOM, the specific steps are as follows:

[0006] Step 1: Divide the process route

[0007] Divide the material process route according to the material procurement form, execution unit, and semi-finished product flow process;

[0008] Step 2: Sorting materials

[0009] Each professional sorts out the materials needed to build MBOM in Excel according to the divided process routes;

[0010] Step 3: Apply for a material number

[0011] The material numbers of various levels and semi-finished products generated by the process applied by each discipline in Windchi ll;

[0012] Step 4: Maintain the factory view

[0013] Each professional process engineer maintains the factory view information required by the EBOM and the materials applied for by the process in Excel, and submits it to the company's production, procurement, materials, quality, information and other departments to supplement and fill in the relevant business attributes;

[0014] Step 5: Build MBOM

[0015] Each discipline builds MBOM in Windchi ll based on the production rhythm and the supply and demand relationship between materials at all levels;

[0016] Step 6: Prepare process BOP

[0017] Specify personnel qualification requirements, material allocation, working hours, process resources and other information for the corresponding processes and self-made parts;

[0018] Step 7: Create a production version

[0019] In the case where there are multiple BOM structures due to different supplier structures, different MBOM structures are built through multiple BOMs;

[0020] Step 8: Create a bicycle BOM

[0021] For products that require the activation of a single vehicle MBOM, a single vehicle BOM is created for each vehicle of each project after the MBOM and BOP are compiled.

[0022] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, Windchill described in step 3 and step 5 can compile process flow and set the serial and parallel relationship and sequence between processes.

[0023] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the MBOM described in step 2, step 5, step 7 and step 8 is divided into three stages during assembly: offline, pre-assembly and final assembly.

[0024] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the EBOM described in step 4 is imported from Windchi ll or an external file, and is read-only in the system and cannot be modified.

[0025] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the process described in step six is ​​formed by each beat and hung up the work center, and the first process is hung up and put into the material.

[0026] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the process route for dividing the materials described in step 1 is divided in an Excel file and is not included in the system management.

[0027] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, when applying for the material number described in step three, the material coding principle is followed, and the classification of the material coding also needs to be noted.

[0028] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the factory view described in step 4 displays projects in a hierarchical manner, up to eight levels, for displaying the logical relationship between units, functions, etc. in the actual factory hierarchy.

[0029] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, when filling in and submitting the factory view information described in step 4, relevant precautions must be followed. At the same time, before submitting the information, all input data and settings must be checked to ensure that there are no omissions or errors.

[0030] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0031] 1. The workstation-oriented process design of the present invention: The workstation system is a core component of CRRC's lean production system. Workstation-oriented process planning and design are the basis for realizing the workstation system. At the workstation level, the elements such as "people, machines, materials, methods, environment, and measurement" are organized through the workstations to meet the data requirements of on-site workstation production; at the workshop level, production lines for different platform models are built through the combination and sequence of workstations to achieve standardization and universality of the process flow of platforms or models.

[0032] 2. Standardized process design: Separate the standard parts of MBOM that are not affected by the project to form templates, solidify and accumulate process knowledge, and improve the efficiency and level of process design. At the same time, objectively evaluate the standardization level of the process and the process design level of the process engineer by summarizing and analyzing data such as the frequency of citing process templates and the frequency of process changes by process engineers.

[0033] 3. Visual process design associated with workstations: MBOM and BOP are organized in the form of workstation flow charts, which is intuitive and convenient to operate, can greatly improve process design efficiency and shorten process design cycle.

[0034] 4. Visualization of process management: Task assignment and progress monitoring based on the process structure can intuitively display the progress of process design, and can drill down to view abnormal tasks layer by layer, deal with existing problems in a timely manner, and ensure the smooth progress of process design; at the same time, through various reports to analyze the workload, work efficiency, error rate and other data of departments, groups, and employees, provide data support for the overall improvement of the department's process design management level. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 Build a flow chart for the MBOM of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 2 Build a block diagram for the MBOM of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the MBOM combination of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0039] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for building an MBOM, and the specific steps are as follows:

[0040] Step 1: Divide the process route

[0041] Divide the material process route according to the material procurement form, execution unit, and semi-finished product flow process;

[0042] Step 2: Sorting materials

[0043] Each professional sorts out the materials needed to build MBOM in Excel according to the divided process routes;

[0044] Step 3: Apply for a material number

[0045] The material numbers of various levels and semi-finished products generated by the process applied by each discipline in Windchi ll;

[0046] Step 4: Maintain the factory view

[0047] Each professional process engineer maintains the factory view information required by the EBOM and the materials applied for by the process in Excel, and submits it to the company's production, procurement, materials, quality, information and other departments to supplement and fill in the relevant business attributes;

[0048] Step 5: Build MBOM

[0049] Each discipline builds MBOM in Windchi ll based on the production rhythm and the supply and demand relationship between materials at all levels;

[0050] Step 6: Prepare process BOP

[0051] Specify personnel qualification requirements, material allocation, working hours, process resources and other information for the corresponding processes and self-made parts;

[0052] Step 7: Create a production version

[0053] In the case where there are multiple BOM structures due to different supplier structures, different MBOM structures are built through multiple BOMs;

[0054] Step 8: Create a bicycle BOM

[0055] For products that require the activation of a single vehicle MBOM, a single vehicle BOM is created for each vehicle of each project after the MBOM and BOP are compiled.

[0056] Body MBOM and BOP: Body MBOM is composed of lower-level sub-components. The first-level sub-components mainly include the roof, chassis, end wall, side wall and the BOP of the components in the body MBOM of the connector; Painting MBOM and BOP: Painting MBOM is composed of lower-level production beat components. Since no materials are put into the beats such as sandblasting, the MBOM only contains the beat 5 bonding process. The BOP of painting is directly maintained in SAP, and the process flow of painting can be seen in SAP; Assembly MBOM and BOP: The components installed in each beat are hung under the materials of each beat, which is consistent with the process under the beat; each level of components has its own BOP, but since the materials have been organized according to the process, each contains only one process; Bogie MBOM and BOP: Bogie MBOM organizes sub-components according to the production beat, and the process materials are hung under each beat, and the framework MBOM organizes materials according to the lower-level assembly sub-components; MBOM-BOP solution business architecture: This business architecture contains two layers: the bottom layer is the supporting activities, which are mainly used to define and maintain the foundation required for MBOM-BOP conversion. data, data templates and workflow templates, etc.; the upper layer is the core business of MBOM-BOP conversion, including activities such as creating MBOM framework, process division, detailed process design and process management; MBOM-BOP solution data model: standard production line, MBOM template and standard BOP belong to standard structure, which are created and maintained by system administrator or specific roles; MBOM instance is created and maintained by process personnel; standard structure data model: standard structure template includes standard production line, MBOM framework template and standard BOP. The workstation under the standard production line is 1:n with MBOM template. A workstation can have one or more MBOM templates. Each node on the MBOM template needs to be associated with the corresponding BOP template. When building MBOM, BOP is automatically brought out for the node; MBOM instance data model: MBOM instance is the main output of process design work. It is automatically generated by the system based on MBOM template and relevant information input by process personnel. Its data model is basically the same as MBOM template; EBOM data model: EBOM is obtained from Windchi through interface ll system, the data structure in this system includes two parts: material information and material relationship; Function and logic design: the functions provided by the system include adding (input: production line number, name; output: adding a record to the list), deleting (input: selected standard production line; output: deleting the selected standard production line from the list; rule: multiple selections and batch deletions are allowed, and templates that have been used cannot be deleted), publishing (input: selected standard production line; output: the status of the production line record in the list is displayed as "published"; rule: multiple selections and batch publishing are allowed, and the published production line cannot be modified. Only the published production line can be selected for use when MBOM is built), and upgrading (input: selected standard production line; output: adding a new version of the production line in the list, the version number is updated synchronously, and the status is "unpublished";Rule: Only "unreleased" production line versions are allowed to be edited and modified), View and edit (input: selected standard production line; output: pop-up window, display standard production line diagram, production line in "unreleased" state can modify its production line diagram; rule: only "unreleased" production line versions are allowed to be edited and modified), Associate MBOM (input: selected workstation, selected MBOM template (pop-up window selection); output: display the associated MBOM template number and name on the corresponding workstation record in the list, click to view the associated MBOM template, and drill down to BOP, equipment resources, etc. layer by layer; rule: a workstation can be associated with multiple MBOM templates). ;

[0057] Among them, Windchi ll in step 3 and step 5 can compile the process flow and set the serial and parallel relationship and sequence between the processes.

[0058] Windchi ll is a set of integrated applications that can be used to manage the entire life cycle of products and processes.

[0059] Among them, the MBOM in step 2, step 5, step 7 and step 8 is divided into three stages during assembly: off-line, pre-assembly and final assembly.

[0060] During the off-line stage, the materials are organized according to different parts of the vehicle, and sub-materials are formed according to the production rhythm in the pre-assembly and general assembly stages.

[0061] Among them, the EBOM in step 4 is imported from Windchi ll or an external file and is read-only in the system and cannot be modified.

[0062] By setting the EBOM to read-only and not allowing modification, data confusion can be prevented when the EBOM is imported and used.

[0063] Among them, the process in step six is ​​formed by each beat and hung up to the work center, and the first process is hung up to put in the materials.

[0064] The details of the process are described in the process document, and only the process time is reflected in the process.

[0065] Among them, the process routes for dividing materials in step one are divided in the Excel file and are not included in the system management.

[0066] By dividing the material process route in an Excel file, each part of the process route can be displayed in more detail and clearly, thereby improving the efficiency of dividing the material process route.

[0067] When applying for material numbers in step three, follow the material coding principles and pay attention to the classification of material codes.

[0068] Each material code corresponds to a unique material. Following the material coding principles can avoid confusion and errors between materials, thereby helping to improve the success rate and efficiency of material number applications, and also help to better manage and control the use of materials.

[0069] The factory view in step 4 displays the project in a hierarchical manner, up to eight levels, to display the logical relationship between units, functions, etc. in the actual factory hierarchy.

[0070] In the factory view, according to the actual process requirements, a flexible factory hierarchy structure can be created just like creating a tree-type folder directory.

[0071] When filling in and submitting the factory view information in step 4, you must follow the relevant precautions. Before submitting the information, check all input data and settings to ensure that there are no omissions or errors.

[0072] Following the precautions for factory view information can ensure the accurate submission of factory view information, thereby better utilizing the factory view for factory management, improving the review pass rate, and reducing unnecessary repeated modification submissions.

[0073] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0074] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A method for constructing an MBOM, characterized in that: The specific steps are as follows: Step 1: Divide the process route Divide the material process route according to the material procurement form, execution unit, and semi-finished product flow process; Step 2: Sorting materials Each professional sorts out the materials needed to build MBOM in Excel according to the divided process routes; Step 3: Apply for a material number The material numbers of various levels and semi-finished products generated by the process applied by each discipline in Windchill; Step 4: Maintain the factory view Each professional process engineer maintains the factory view information required by the EBOM and the materials applied for by the process in Excel, and submits it to the company's production, procurement, materials, quality, information and other departments to supplement and fill in the relevant business attributes; Step 5: Build MBOM Each discipline builds MBOM in Windchill based on the production rhythm and the supply and demand relationship between materials at all levels; Step 6: Prepare process BOP Specify personnel qualification requirements, material allocation, working hours, process resources and other information for the corresponding processes and self-made parts; Step 7: Create a production version In the case where there are multiple BOM structures due to different supplier structures, different MBOM structures are built through multiple BOMs; Step 8: Create a bicycle BOM For products that require the activation of a single vehicle MBOM, a single vehicle BOM is created for each vehicle of each project after the MBOM and BOP are compiled.

2. The method for constructing an MBOM according to claim 1, characterized in that: The Windchill described in step 3 and step 5 can compile process flows and set the serial and parallel relationships and sequence between processes.

3. The method for constructing an MBOM according to claim 1, characterized in that: The MBOM described in step 2, step 5, step 7 and step 8 is assembled in three stages: off-line, pre-assembly and final assembly.

4. The method for constructing an MBOM according to claim 1, characterized in that: The EBOM described in step 4 is imported from Windchill or an external file and is read-only in the system and cannot be modified.

5. The method for constructing an MBOM according to claim 1, characterized in that: The process described in step six is ​​formed by each beat and is hung down to the work center, and the first process is hung down to put in the material.

6. The method for constructing an MBOM according to claim 1, characterized in that: The process routes for dividing materials described in step 1 are divided in the Excel file and are not included in system management.

7. The method for constructing an MBOM according to claim 1, characterized in that: When applying for material numbers as described in step 3, follow the material coding principles and pay attention to the classification of material codes.

8. The method for constructing an MBOM according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plant view described in step 4 displays the project in a hierarchical manner, up to eight levels, and is used to display the logical relationships of units, functions, etc. in the actual plant hierarchy.

9. The method for constructing an MBOM according to claim 1, characterized in that: When filling in and submitting the factory view information described in step 4, you must follow the relevant precautions. Before submitting the information, check all entered data and settings to ensure that there are no omissions or errors.