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CIMer EPM Project Management
"EPM Project Management" is not simply a task management tool; its core is a "Research and Development Project Collaboration Platform," integrating CAD, BOM, drawings, documents, workflow, ECO, ERP, and tasks onto a single platform. Its biggest difference from general tools like Excel, Trello, Asana, and Monday is that it allows "direct project-to-product data linkage."
Traditional Project Management vs. CIMer EPM Project Management
| Comparison items | Traditional project management | CIMer EPM |
|---|---|---|
| Data Link | Traditional project management files and schedule breakdown | Directly linking design drawings and BOM, progress is triggered in real time according to R&D output. |
| Dynamic Collaboration | Traditional models have information time lag | By combining a distributed architecture, we ensure that global teams are kept up-to-date with the latest updates and task statuses. |
| R&D process automation | This function is not available. | Built-in collaborative processes between R&D and manufacturing (such as ECO changes) can automatically track the impact of changes on project timelines. |
The EPM project management system is based on the PLM mindset, which involves "attaching all R&D data to the project foundation".
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The outpost of Project Management PLM
CAD documents, drawings, BOMs, files, ECO documents, workflows, issues, tasks, ERP data, etc.
2
Project establishment and standardization
We can establish new product development (NPI), customized projects, automation equipment projects, mold projects, OEM projects, and ODM projects.
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Project Template
The process can be directly reused in mechanical design, electrical control design, BOM establishment, pilot production, verification and mass production.
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Task Management
Responsible person, deadline, progress, status, priority
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Gantt chart management
Supports and displays Gantt charts, milestones, critical paths, latency analysis, and resource load data for projects that are delayed, engineers that are overloaded, and processes that are stuck.
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Files associated with CAD
Generally, a PM can only manage documents, while a CIMer/PDM directly manages product data. A "project" is essentially a collection of product data, including CAD drawings, BOM, ECO, test reports, and ERP data.
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Workflow Sign-off Integration
This can be initiated and performed simultaneously within the project, including email notification, web approval, mobile approval, drawing review (ECO), BOM issuance, and document approval.
CIMer EPM Project Management Core Values
By deeply integrating "design and development" with "project progress," and linking all design files (CAD), BOM, and design change records (ECO) to project tasks, the system ensures that the progress seen by everyone is based on actual R&D output. When engineers complete drawing reviews, the system automatically triggers project milestone updates, reducing errors and delays from manual reporting. The distributed architecture allows global locations to simultaneously monitor the project status and immediately notify procurement and manufacturing when design changes occur, avoiding erroneous costs.
Single source of fact
Automated process drive
Transparency in cross-departmental collaboration
CIMer EPM Project Management Applications
The Workflow + Project architecture allows for multi-site collaboration, all linked to a single project. Therefore, the dashboard enables synchronized graphical BOMs, tasks, and issues, fostering "global collaborative development," and allows for real-time issue/problem management and tracking, including production anomalies, customer complaints, prototyping issues, quality issues, and design defects. Managers can view project progress, delay rates, BOM completion rates, ECO counts, workload, and KPIs, creating a "development war room."
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