+1Hi,
In my company we assemble and sell machinery. The machines are configured in the IFS configurator but we have a challenges with adding functions that are pure software.
The goal is that the client can choose a software function to the configuration and then this is added to the product structure or the routing to ensure that the software engineers remembers to add the feature during manufacturing.
Any ideas on how to do this?
BR Thomas
Best answer by Novacura_jst
I have seen this implemented in different ways for different customers:
Hope that helps, Personally i think Option 1-3 would all work fine for you. Slight favourite for operation since someone needs to report it and the shop order cannot be received unless reported (Unless you use the Backflush/Close Operations function ofc)
+24Maybe a work instruction can be added against the relevant component in which the software should be installed? You can add configuration rules also against the work instruction.
+1Hi Björn
Thank you for answering. That sounds like a good idea.
I think IFS require to make the part as an inventory part - but that confuses our warehouse because the part is not psysical.
How can we solve this?
+24Can’t the work instruction be linked to the physical component in which the software should be installed? I.e., the software itself doesn’t have to be an inventory part.
+16Hi Björn
Thank you for answering. That sounds like a good idea.
I think IFS require to make the part as an inventory part - but that confuses our warehouse because the part is not psysical.
How can we solve this?
Hi
You don’t need to create an inventory part. You can sell or buy services. So there are options for these. If you create a purchase part without the inventory part that means a stockless part. Or if you want to sell a service you can create a non-inventory sales part.
+26Consider setting this as an inventory part that but one that is Not Consumed in production. The configuration determines which software ‘part’ is to be installed, but not issued from stock, on the shop order.
With this method, assembly has visibility to the correct software to be installed, and this will allow you to have revisions (versions) for each software part number.
I have seen this implemented in different ways for different customers:
Hope that helps, Personally i think Option 1-3 would all work fine for you. Slight favourite for operation since someone needs to report it and the shop order cannot be received unless reported (Unless you use the Backflush/Close Operations function ofc)
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