DS-2
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’s DS-2 is a modular and scalable electronic product lifecycle management
(e-PLM) solution that has been developed specifically for electrical and electronics design applications. The Windows-based DS-2 platform was introduced in 2004, and was preceded by Zuken's DS-1 system for electronic product data management
(PDM), first launched in 1996. Unlike its predecessor, DS-2 goes beyond the design and manufacturing
process targeted by PDM to cover the entire product lifecycle, from conceptual design through system design and manufacturing to traceability
. The DS-2 modules help manage library and design data, generate component lists and provide capabilities to guarantee transparency of all changes and interdependencies across all objects within a lifecycle. Due to its design-anywhere-build-anywhere capability, DS-2 is intended to help companies better manage material and engineering costs. With expanded functionality, the DS-2 platform integrates with enterprise resource planning
(ERP) solutions to bring essential information to the engineer’s desktop. As a result, users are able to quickly choose components that fit requirements for specifications, cost, and operating environment during the planning stage.
Zuken
is a Japanese multinational corporation, specializing in software and consulting services for end-to-end electrical and electronic engineering. Zuken came into existence as a pioneer in the development of CAD systems in Japan to contribute to electronics manufacturing...
’s DS-2 is a modular and scalable electronic product lifecycle management
Product lifecycle management
In industry, product lifecycle management is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal...
(e-PLM) solution that has been developed specifically for electrical and electronics design applications. The Windows-based DS-2 platform was introduced in 2004, and was preceded by Zuken's DS-1 system for electronic product data management
Product Data Management
Product data management is the business function often within product lifecycle management that is responsible for the creation, management and publication of product data...
(PDM), first launched in 1996. Unlike its predecessor, DS-2 goes beyond the design and manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
process targeted by PDM to cover the entire product lifecycle, from conceptual design through system design and manufacturing to traceability
Traceability
Traceability refers to the completeness of the information about every step in a process chain.The formal definition: Traceability is the ability to chronologically interrelate uniquely identifiable entities in a way that is verifiable....
. The DS-2 modules help manage library and design data, generate component lists and provide capabilities to guarantee transparency of all changes and interdependencies across all objects within a lifecycle. Due to its design-anywhere-build-anywhere capability, DS-2 is intended to help companies better manage material and engineering costs. With expanded functionality, the DS-2 platform integrates with enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
(ERP) solutions to bring essential information to the engineer’s desktop. As a result, users are able to quickly choose components that fit requirements for specifications, cost, and operating environment during the planning stage.
See also
- Product Lifecycle ManagementProduct lifecycle managementIn industry, product lifecycle management is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal...
- Product Data ManagementProduct Data ManagementProduct data management is the business function often within product lifecycle management that is responsible for the creation, management and publication of product data...
- ZukenZukenis a Japanese multinational corporation, specializing in software and consulting services for end-to-end electrical and electronic engineering. Zuken came into existence as a pioneer in the development of CAD systems in Japan to contribute to electronics manufacturing...
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