The Power of Enterprise Visualization

Mark Landrosh, Visual Enterprise Solution Management

October 2012

The SAP Right Hemisphere Relationship

June 2, 2008

SAP Licenses Right Hemisphere Deep View

technology into NetWeaver as a platform-level
service

Why Are Graphics Important Faster & Better

Understanding!
Learning from animations and
graphics:
10% better retention
30% better understanding
10% increase in engagement
50% reduction in learning time
Harvard University 2009

Several studies combined have

shown:
A median percentage gain of 89% learning
effectiveness with images
Animation being better than static images for
communicating clearly
(Mayer, 1989b, Mayer/Gallini,1990; Mayer/Bove, 1996.).

SAPs Solution - Visualize, Analyze, Mobilize

Manufacturin
g

Sales &
Marketing

BUSINESS
DATA
CONSISTENCY
THE VISUAL
ENTERPRISE

R&D

Service

EMBEDDED
ANALYTICS

MOBILITY

SAP Visual Enterprise Generator: Robust Publishing

Engine

CAD Translation

Ultra Lightweight
File Generation

Graphics
Manipulation

Content Publishing

Workflow
Automation

Asset
Management

Visual Enterprise Author: Deliverable Creation Solution

Graphics
Manipulation

Content Authoring

3D Animations

Technical
Illustration Tools

Photo-realistic
Imagery

Query Definition

Visual Enterprise Viewer: Delivery and Collaboration

Mechanism

Collaboration

View and Mark-up

View 3D Models
and Animations

Embed 3D in MSOffice, PDF, and

HTML

Visual Enterprise Product Suite

CAD Translation

Lightweight File
Generation

Automated
Process Creation

Asset
Management

Asset Browse and

Search

Asset Version
Control

Spatial Query

Search by Context
and Metadata

Visual Business
Intelligence

Dashboards

Reporting and
Administration

High Performance
Model Fly-through

3D Animations

Collaboration

Tech. Document
Publishing

View and Mark-up

View 3D Models
and Animations

View 3D in MSOffice & PDF

Photo-realistic
Imagery

User Interface
Configurability

Visual Enterprise in SAP PLM

SAP PLM Redlining, Markup, and Image Generation

10

SAP PLM Digital Mock-up

Based on the Variant Configuration and Simulation, users in Product Engineering can
simulate and visualize all combinations of product variants and use the data for
downstream workflows

11

Visual Enterprise Generator Integration

CAD
System

Stores Instance and

Positional
Information

CAD
Integration

DMS

User Exit Calls VEG

API

Content
Server
ERP
Publishes Tagged
Viewable

Viewables
Cached

Visual Enterprise
Generator

VEG
Repository

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Visual Enterprise in
Manufacturing Today

SAP Visual Work Instructions

Higher Quality
Reduce the number of change
requests
Enforce right version of the right
document

Increased Productivity
Increase the Speed Of Production
IE and ME Design Reviews using
visual routers to increase the
speed of production

Cost Containment
Reduce the amount of Training
Time
End user Proficiency

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SAP ME - Production Operator Dashboard

Delivery of Instructions to
the Operator
SAP ME reads routing
information directly from SAP
PP
Reduce Costs Training,
Proficiency
Increase Quality Error
Proofing

Red-Line Capabilities
Report issues

Integrated Visual Enterprise

Viewer
Increase Quality
Speed to Production
Reduce Costs
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SAP ME Visual Test and Repair

Delivery of Test Instructions
Hi Tech manufacturing
Visualization of circuit boards
Discrepancy reporting

ECAD Neutral File Support

GenCAM, version IPC 2511A

Offspring, version IPC 2581
ODB++
GenCAD 1.4

ECAD Specific Functionality

Flip Board
World View
Component Tree with reference
designators.

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Visual Assembly / Routing Component Assignment

Routing Component
Assignment
Guided and visualized
process for creation of
routings/ BOMs
Workbench for routing
maintenance incl.
embedded 3-D viewer
Faster handover to
production through
creation of
manufacturing routing
structures and
component
assignments in parallel
with product
development process

17

Mobile Delivery of Visual Work Instructions (VWI)

18

Visual Enterprise in
Manufacturing Future

Visual Enterprise Planner

Guided and visualized process
for creation of alternate BOM
structures
Planning scope definition by
plant
Structure feedback to ERP
Faster handover to production
through creation of
manufacturing BOM structures in
parallel with product
development process

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Visual Analytics in Manufacturing

Large Scale Visualizations
Whole Product
Whole Plant

In Context Visual Selection

Visualizations Painted With
Business Data
Production Status
Work Instructions
Bottlenecks

High Performance Spatial and

Process Queries
Improved Decision Making

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Visual Enterprise in EAM

Visual Maintenance Procedures

Using visualization:

Provides visual maintenance review capabilities

Improves maintenance efficiency, reduces line and equipment downtime

Reduces risk of non-compliance and injury due to human error

Speeds new hire training

23

Visual Parts Ordering

24

Visual EAM Interface

The plant as the interface:

Increase operator efficiency to find equipment records, create work orders, etc

Reduce operator error, contain risk and improve compliance

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Visualization, EAM, MII, and Mobility

The Art of Whats Possible

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Questions

Thank you
Contact information:
Mark Landrosh
Visual Enterprise Solution Management
mark.landrosh@sap.com