This course gives the student an understanding of how to generate and work with serial structures. The student will also be introduced to structure copying functions in order to improve productivity and reduce errors in practical work. The attendees will also be introduced to predefined queries and history data that is retained in IFS/Vehicle Information Management.
The estimated time to complete this course is 7.5 hours.
This course was designed primarily for engineers being responsible for configuration, engineering and life-cycle follow-up of complex, serialized products. Maintenance planning and operation staff should be able to use the structures as background for their work, but should rarely create or modify structures by themselves.
In this chapter you will learn how to create serials from the template structures just created. The use of transport routes for a serial will be explained.
The Serial Structure - Key lesson takes you through the process of generating serial structures from template structures. To do this, you will use different methods to navigate in the structures and you will practice system generated serial numbering as well as user generated serial numbering. When making a serial you have to decide to which maintenance group the serial should belong. Finally you will learn about the different statuses of a serial.
In the Serial Structure - Extended lesson you will learn how to perform structure changes such as removal, installation etc from a serial structure and from a work order (in IFS/Work Order Management). You will also learn how to approve structure changes and search for structure mismatches.
In the Transport Route - Key lesson you will learn how how to define transport routes and you will practice how to create your own transport route.
Before taking the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed the previous chapter on how to create template structures.
The estimated time to complete this chapter is 5 hours.
This chapter was designed primarily for configuration managers and engineers with responsibility to define new structures and maintain existing structures during a product's life cycle. Maintenance personnel also have to modify/edit serial structures when parts are removed/installed during maintenance.+
In this chapter you will learn about the different functions for entering historical life data for used serials. You will learn how to enter initial operational values in order to synchronize the start of your maintenance program with the status of the vehicle for example on a new or modified vehicle. You will also learn how to enter performed interval maintenance, complied modifications and historical stress ratings for a serial that have had an earlier life.
Before taking the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed the previous chapter on how to create serial structures as well as have completed the Manage Maintenance Program course.
The estimated time to complete this chapter is 2 hours.
This chapter was designed primarily for product line managers and maintenance staff being responsible for follow-up on vehicle operational status and execution of vehicle maintenance.
This chapter presents the different types of historical information relevant to the Manage Serialized Configuration process that is retained in IFS/Vehicle Information Management.
Before taking the lessons in this chapter, you should have completed the previous chapters.
The estimated time to complete this chapter is 0.5 hours.
This chapter was designed primarily for configuration managers and engineers with responsibility to define new structures and maintain existing structures during a product's life cycle. Maintenance personnel also have to modify/edit serial structures when parts are removed/installed during maintenance.