SAP Enterprise Product Engineering (EPE)

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

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LeverX is a certified partner of the SAP Center of Expertise. This accreditation ensures our unwavering commitment to upholding SAP's highest standards. Our mission is to deliver excellence, providing unparalleled support, and facilitating the seamless integration of SAP solutions into your business framework.

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SAP Enterprise Product Engineering is a powerful software tool offered by SAP that allows companies to manage and improve their product engineering workflows. It enables them to create a seamless transition from product design and engineering to production and service. This comprehensive solution contains a variety of functionalities, including product data management, engineering change management, bill of materials management, and collaborative features. Altogether, these result in an integrated platform that optimizes product engineering operations. Thanks to SAP Enterprise Product Engineering, companies can benefit from accelerated innovation, faster time-to-market, better product quality, and increased efficiency across their engineering processes. SAP EPE enables you to:

Accelerate innovation and efficiency
Shorten time-to-market and improve product quality
Harness the power of SAP RDP to optimize product engineering
Employ an integrated platform with advanced product data management and engineering change management features

Support to all PLM objects

SAP EPE simplifies product lifecycle management by unifying all associated data, documents, and processes in a single, reliable platform. This fosters enhanced accuracy and efficiency in data entry, facilitating collaboration and innovation for product design and production.

Delivery of Engineering Records (ER)

SAP EPE provides Engineering Records to record and chronicle any changes made to a product throughout its existence. This documentation and authorization system minimizes mistakes and helps you adhere to regulatory guidelines.

Support of ECR / ECO process

Organizations can streamline their Engineering Change Request (ECR) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes by leveraging SAP EPE. Doing so not only helps you document and assess changes but also improves the quality of the product and hastens its journey to the marketplace.

Workflow solution directly integrated with ER

SAP EPE's workflow solution offers a streamlined, integrated process for tracking and managing Engineering Records (ER). This approach guarantees rigorous scrutiny and strict approval of any adjustments, thus preventing blunders and promoting adherence to industrial regulations.

Embedded analytics

SAP EPE is designed to provide real-time insights into product design and development procedures. This helps businesses identify obstructions, strengthen team coordination, and make better-informed product design and development decisions.

WebUI / PLM 7 enabled

Utilizing WebUI technology, SAP EPE ensures that PLM 7 users have the ability to access and administer product information and documents remotely and quickly. This bolsters cooperation among teams, regardless of their geographic area.

S/4HANA Change Record

Streamline change management with S/4HANA Change Record
Automate end-to-end change processes for enhanced productivity
Optimize flexible workflow design & digital signatures for authenticity
Attain the competitive edge with real-time insights from the Engineering Cockpit

SAP Engineering Control Center

Design, collaborate, and manage product data with the SAP engineering control center
Improve design reuse, file handling, and internal/external collaboration
Utilize flexible folder structures, Microsoft Office integration, and drag-and-drop user conveniences
Maximize productivity with configurable end-user settings in SAP PLM

Status & Release Management

Enhance product quality and reduce user errors with status and release management
Keep your product development objects compliant and up-to-date
Control status transitions and flexible properties with tailored statuses
Maximize the quality of product master data with validations on status changes

Access Control Management

Securely manage access to business objects on a project basis
Rapidly assign user groups to projects for fast handling of authorizations
Leverage standard and compound context types for secure object sharing
Guarantee exclusive access to sensitive objects with context roles and simplified change management

Product Structure Synchronization

Ensure seamless data exchange between engineering and manufacturing
Automatically monitor and resolve structure synchronization conflicts
Guarantee structural integrity with advanced product structure synchronization

Product Validation

Simplify software dependency models
Streamline engineering, manufacturing, and service processes with accurate software dependency lookups
Seamlessly manage the product lifecycle with simple rules
Oversee available software data with confidence in your PLM

SAP Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner

Streamline the manufacturing handover process with SAP Visual Enterprise Manufacturing Planner
Improve efficiency and accuracy with a visual drag-and-drop system
Include both visual and nonvisual components for restructuring
Increase your manufacturing throughput with forward navigation to ERP definitions

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 Engineering 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.

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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 EPE aligns with business requirements and project objectives.
Data Validation: Verify the accuracy and compliance of the data.

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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 EPE 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 EPE.
Ongoing Support: Continuously monitor solution performance to identify and resolve any issues.

Run

FAQ

Can SAP EPE integrate with other engineering tools?

SAP EPE integrates with CAD systems and SAP PLM to enable engineers to work seamlessly within a single platform.

How does SAP EPE handle product version control?

SAP EPE helps to keep track of all product versions throughout the product lifecycle, so teams can easily manage design updates and changes.

How does SAP EPE enhance product lifecycle management?

It manages engineering data and streamlines processes — from initial design to product retirement — making the lifecycle more efficient.

Can SAP EPE help reduce time to market?

Yes, by enabling faster teamwork and efficient engineering workflows, SAP EPE helps you reduce product development time and speed up time to market.

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We'll work with you to prepare a customized proposal based on the project's scope, timeline, and budget.