Integrated CAD is a system that encompasses not only tools to automate operations involving multiple-level workstations but a set of activities for business process design, support, and reengineering in an enterprise.
If top management faces the below mentioned problems, it is necessary to implement I-CAD:
Low market demand for product.
Engineering personnel low efficiency.
Time consuming design period.
Too high design cost.
Low rate of successful design.
Poor flexibility of engineering departments to respond to customer’s changing needs.
Experienced staff shortage and high labour intensity to train the new staff.
IF YOU FACE THESE PROBLEMS, I-CAD IS A TOOL FOR YOU!
Problem: Low market demand for a product.
Solution: I-CAD allows you to manage the product life cycle at a preproduction stage by computerizing all engineering departments, automating and improving the existing business processes, as well as to apply the modern design methods using the legacy solutions – this will ensure the product is launched at the right time, price, and quality.
Problem: Engineering personnel low efficiency.
Solution: According to statistical data, 80% of design period is wasted on issuing and implementing change notices. I-CAD processes electronic change notices, keeps track of changes, informs the staff concerned about change implementation, provides their access to the updated product version and documentation required.
I-CAD tracks and provides the correct execution of engineering documentation according to the established standards (ЕСКД and ЕСТД), which cuts down issue time for documentation and releases the engineering staff from dull and tedious procedures while preparing documentation, enabling them to concentrate on the product design itself.
Problem: Time-consuming design period.
Solution: Due to the unique information environment in I-CAD, routine procedures are decreased dramatically in volume, i.e. searching for reference information and choosing items according to the unique limiting list of standardized items, materials, assortment, equipment (in electronic form) that is kept updated.
I-CAD includes a system which provides technical documentation approval at the process level in e-form automatically ensuring the full compliance with the corporate standards.
Problem: Too high design cost.
Solution: I-CAD usage cuts design duration, making the final product cost-effective.
Using solid design software tools included in I-CAD allows decreasing the number of ‘trial design – test – engineering follow-up’ cycles, down to complete refusal from pilot samples.
I-CAD together with ERP system helps manage standard cost prices at a design stage using available material and finished items for designing new products.
Problem: Low rate of successful design.
Solution: The proposed group design methodology based on I-CAD allows you to identify bottlenecks at the early stages of design. As a result of using e-document flow and unified information environment all the “inter-functional” barriers are eliminated. The design goal becomes focused on the final product rather than the documentation set package.
Problem: Poor flexibility of engineering departments to respond to customer’s changing needs.
Solution: I-CAD allow you to make design changes to items according to the market demand. It is possible as a result of using electronic change notices, different product versions and modifications.
Applying DFM (Design For Manufacturability) concept based on I-CAD–ERP integration, the standard cost price is calculated at a design stage to define more appropriate manufacturing approach for a certain item. Material availability and equipment workload is also taken into consideration while preparing process flowcharts.
Problem: Experienced staff shortage and high labour intensity to train new staff.
Solutions: The graduates who know how to handle I-CAD are capable to carry out all the difficult tasks promptly using the previous design versions and reference information applied in I-CAD.
Hereby, I-CAD along with modern design practice allows you to solve lots of problems the engineering enterprises face, to provide an effective and efficient enterprise management and make them more competitive.
ICL-КME CS offers I-CAD implementation services.
For more information please call us on +7 (843) 272 1137 or e-mail tom@icl.kazan.ru.
