SAP Enterprise Product Development

Name: leverX Company
Brand: LeverX
Rating: 4.9 (114 reviews)

Accelerate product development and bring it to market faster with innovative services for collaboration, engineering, formulation, and visualization.

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The SAP Enterprise Product Development (SAP EPD) module focuses on product development processes. It helps businesses efficiently handle manufacturing processes and improve them by providing access to business data via a 3D visual index.

SAP EPD offers all the required tools for secure collaboration on product data, including IBOMs, materials, and documents, which increases transparency and risk mitigation by engaging with the right supplier.

Collaboration

Requirements-driven engineering collaboration
Document sharing
3D visual design and redlining
Collaboration on structured product data
Supplier collaboration
Collaboration on changes

Engineering

Requirements acquisition
Requirements management
Functional structure management
Impact and lineage analysis
Test planning and execution
Test artifacts and results management

Visualization

Simplified UX
Importing, browsing, and sharing 2D/3D/360 panoramas
Visual data integration
Authoring, editing, and enhancing visualizations
Role-based visual application templates

Connected Products

Simulation-based digital twin
Virtual sensors
What-if simulation
Dynamic 3D visualization
Collaboration with OEMs

Customer-oriented product development

More product variety
Requirement acquisition
Product requirements transformation into multi-disciplinary digital models for further synthesis, simulation, and optimization
Combination of engineering and business data to build a digital chain for the entire product lifecycle
Access to real-time information on requirements, workflows, and product data with product cockpit

Accelerated product launch

Single source of accurate information for collaboration across the enterprise
Reduced lead time for product parts and constituents
Reduced iterations on collaborative products
Reduced time to make key business decisions by providing access and visibility to business data, insights, and actions via a 3D visual index

Transparency

Workflow-based collaboration
Documentation structure
Link requirements to various objects to provide complete traceability
Facilitated communication among stakeholders

Integration

SAP S/4HANA
SAP EPPM, RD, PLM, etc. (optional)
Qualtrics
Asset Intelligence Network

Test management

Test artifacts creation and management
Test planning and execution against product requirements
Test result analysis
Test management components linking to engineering requirements (Test Coverage application and linking)

Product complexity management

Model-based systems engineering
Early issue detection and system defect reduction
System overview from multiple perspectives
Visual analysis

As a part of the ecosystem, SAP EPD integrates seamlessly with an existing SAP landscape, allowing you to create a single space for your business operations coordination and establish seamless data exchange. Here’s the list of the most beneficial integrations:

SAP S/4HANA: Integration with SAP S/4HANA ensures access to material data, specifications, production processes, orders, and quality management. SAP S/4HANA integration helps streamline and coordinate engineering and production data.
SAP PLM: As a part of next-gen SAP PLM solutions, SAP EPD supports collaborative development processes, requirements management, specifications, and change management.
SAP Engineering Control Center (ECTR): SAP ECTR enables the transfer of CAD data into SAP and its utilization in the development process and engineering document management. It also simplifies data exchange between engineering systems and SAP EPD.
SAP Document Management System (DMS): SAP EPD utilizes SAP DMS for handling documentation within collaborative projects, providing centralized storage and management of technical documentation and specifications.
SAP Enterprise Product Engineering (EPE): Utilize SAP EPE to expand capabilities for collaborative development and management of product structures (BOM) and digital twins.
SAP Intelligent Product Design: Integration with SAP Intelligent Product Design enables collaborative product development in the cloud with support for commenting and real-time co-editing.

Engineers can design components in a CAD system via SAP ECTR and synchronize them with SAP DMS to further utilize them in SAP EPD for improvements and collaboration.

Dev team synchronization

Design data from SAP EPD can be leveraged in SAP S/4HANA to initiate manufacturing, perform cost assessments, and conduct resource planning.

Streamlined data usage

All changes to designs and specifications are tracked through integrated SAP PLM change management processes.

Change tracking

SAP EPD adheres to global standards in ecology and sustainable development, so businesses can rely on EPD in early-stage product innovation and sustainability engineering. This solution helps:

Consider environmental constraints in the early development phase.
Monitor sustainability with the help of integrated and consolidated data related to raw materials, components, waste, and recycling.
Utilize LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) approaches in product development.

Proven track record

For over 20 years, we have helped businesses worldwide succeed with SAP. We’ve already completed 950+ projects for over 800 clients, including top names on the Fortune 500 list.

Industry experts

The LeverX team comprises professionals with hands-on knowledge in 30+ industries, including manufacturing, logistics, and oil  and gas.

SAP partnership

We implement SAP projects end-to-end  and collaborate with SAP on the development and enhancement of its existing solutions.

Quality and security track record

LeverX operates in compliance with international standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, and ISO 55001, ensuring reliability and quality in every project.

Investment in innovation

We actively integrate advanced technologies, such as Data Science, IoT, AI, Big Data, Blockchain, and others, to help clients efficiently address their business challenges.

Flexibility

Our team is available 24/7, which enables us to quickly deploy projects, maintain process transparency, and adapt each development phase to meet your specific requirements.

Implementation Roadmap

We follow the SAP Activate methodology, which breaks down the implementation of SAP Enterprise Product Development into six essential stages:

Current Processes Evaluation: Assess existing business processes and identify the organization's needs.
Defining Technical Requirements: Create a detailed specification of the functional and technical needs of the new system.

Discover

Setting Goals and Objectives: Establish and agree on the goals to be achieved throughout the project.
Assembling the Project Team: Appoint team members and define their roles and responsibilities.
Project Plan Development: Create a comprehensive plan that outlines project phases, timelines, resources, and key performance indicators.
Budget Determination: Estimate and approve the budget.
Specifications Preparation: Develop the technical and functional specifications for the development team.

Prepare

Ensuring Business Requirements are Met: Check that SAP EPD aligns with business requirements and project objectives.
Data Validation: Verify the accuracy and compliance of the data.

Explore

Data Migration: Transfer data from existing systems to the new one.
System Configuration: Set up the solution according to requirements and specifications.
Customization: Develop additional features and modules, if the standard solution does not meet all needs.
Integrations: Configure SAP EPD to work with other IT systems and applications.

Realize

Testing: Perform functional, integration, regression, and load testing to ensure that all works correctly.
User Training: Organize sessions to help users become familiar with the new system.

Deploy

System Readiness Check: Verify that the system is ready for operational use.
Launch: Officially transition to active use of SAP EPD.
Ongoing Support: Continuously monitor solution performance to identify and resolve any issues.

Run

FAQ

What is SAP EPD?

SAP Enterprise Product Development (EPD) is a suite of cloud-native applications built on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). Its core purpose is to act as a central collaboration and orchestration hub for the entire product development lifecycle. Rather than replacing core systems like SAP S/4HANA or CAD tools, EPD connects them, enabling processes like requirements management, supplier collaboration, and test planning to bridge the gap between early-stage design and downstream execution.

What is the difference between SAP EPD and SAP Enterprise Product Engineering (EPE)?

This is a common question. SAP Enterprise Product Development (EPD) is the broader cloud solution suite that covers the entire development lifecycle, including requirements, testing, and collaboration. SAP Enterprise Product Engineering (EPE) is a specific set of capabilities within the EPD suite that focuses on the collaborative authoring and management of product structures, such as engineering BOMs, manufacturing BOMs, and routings.

How does SAP EPD help create a "digital thread"?

SAP EPD creates a "digital thread" by linking all product-related information from concept to completion. For example, it allows you to connect a customer requirement to a functional specification, link that specification to a 3D CAD model, associate that model with test plans and simulation results, and finally tie it all to the manufacturing BOM in SAP S/4HANA. This creates end-to-end traceability, so the impact of a change to any single item can be instantly analyzed across the entire product lifecycle.

What are the key prerequisites for a successful SAP EPD implementation?

A successful EPD implementation relies on a solid data foundation. Key prerequisites typically include having a mature SAP S/4HANA system for core master data (like materials and documents) and, for most discrete manufacturing scenarios, an integration with SAP Engineering Control Center (ECTR) to manage CAD data. Equally important is having well-defined product development and change management processes before automating them in the system.

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