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Zuken Releases CADSTAR Interface to MRP Systems
Written by Tracy Heffner
Tuesday, 28 June 2005
MUNICH, Germany and WESTFORD, MA – Zuken, the engineering consulting company, and CAD Systeme Kluwetasch (CSK), has created a new MRP (Materials Requirement Planning) link that reportedly reduces design time, saves money, ensures product quality and facilitates management of the product development and manufacturing processes.
By integrating CADSTAR tools with MRP SQL databases and establishing a bi-directional connection, users allegedly have access to component information for harmonization of part data in electronic designs and for the creation of customizable bills of materials (BOMs). The MRP Link includes four main features: synchronization, parts management, history management and BOM management.
According to a press release, the synchronization tool provides accurate information exchange, eliminating duplicate information, reducing the risk of data entry error and enabling historical tracking. The parts manager function is said to allow users to quickly search from selected components that meet specified pre-defined criteria within the parts database.
History management functionality supposedly manages and assesses change notes throughout the product development process, allowing the identification of batches that use different components from different suppliers. This is said to help the growing number of organizations that comply to the ISO9000 standard, by assisting in checking and documenting of the product development process, and providing a basis for historical data management.
The BOM management function reportedly automatically identifies requirements for component changes when parts become obsolete.
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