Collaborative environment to assess, design, and implement product changes

US8560358B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Andre Doerfler · Mannheim, DE
• Arno Mielke · Karlsruhe, DE
• Klaus Herter · Leimen, DE
• Ulrich Spinola · Weinheim, DE
• Christian Fuhlbruegge · Spechbach, DE
• Archim Heimann · Wiesloch, DE
• Werner Sottong · Bad Schönborn, DE
• Steffen Springborn · Edingen-Neckarhausen, DE
• Alexander Adam · Idar-Oberstein, DE
• Thomas Kretz · Beavercreek, US
• Karlheinz Agsteiner · Dielheim, DE
• Volker Faisst · Ilvesheim, DE
• Otfried Von Geisau · Sinsheim, DE
• Dieter Krisch · Karlsruhe, DE
• Dorothea Martin · Schallstadt, DE
• Silke Massmann · Heidelberg, DE
• Katharina Sorge · Wiesloch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 23, 2008
• Grant date: Oct 15, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 12, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06311
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Generation of an engineering change case is initiated by associating an identified problem for a product with an engineering change case template. The engineering change case can include a plurality of structured folders that can be populated with content characterizing the identified problem as well as proposed solutions to the identified problem with each folder being assignable to one or more users and having associated deliverables for such users. The various users populate the folders with content associated with the deliverables with at least a portion of the deliverables being delegable and requiring completion in a sequential order. Thereafter, generation of the engineering case can be finalized when an indication is received that all deliverables requiring approval have been completed. Otherwise, the engineering change case can be canceled. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.