Introducing KanBo’s Engineering Services – Document Control II for the Automotive Industry

Welcome to KanBo, the ultimate work coordination platform designed specifically for the automotive industry. Our platform enables smart factory operations, streamlined project management, fosters collaboration, and helps solve complex problems. Today, we’re pleased to introduce you to our Engineering Services – Document Control II feature.

Our Engineering Services – Document Control II feature is designed to help you take ownership and more leadership in managing NA Regional and Global engineering drawings and manufacturing design revision issuance to all North American and Global plants as needed. With this feature, you’ll find everything you need to handle engineering technical records and project information for individual design changes or full BOM design changes.

Key benefits of our Engineering Services – Document Control II feature include:

1. Simplified Project Management: With access to all of your engineering technical records in one place, you can easily streamline project management, making it easier to stay organized and meet your project goals.

2. Improved Communication: Our platform facilitates easy communication between all team members involved in the project. This helps to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that all requirements are communicated clearly.

3. Greater Collaboration: With our platform, you can foster greater collaboration between all team members involved in the project, from designers and engineers to plant managers and suppliers.

4. Enhanced Problem-Solving: Our platform makes it easier to solve complex problems by providing you with the tools and resources you need to make informed decisions.

Take a quick product tour today to see how our Engineering Services – Document Control II feature can transform the way you manage your projects.

At KanBo, we understand that communication is key in the automotive industry. That’s why our platform is designed with this in mind. With our Engineering Services – Document Control II feature, you can facilitate or support all North America plants/departments with design and engineering Bill of Material clarification and configuration information per Operational Rules and support New Model meetings as needed.

In addition, our platform also includes mentoring capabilities that enable you to contribute to building the capability of the team through training, coaching and mentoring. Assist team members by providing technical oversight and judgement, and ensure that everyone is up to speed on the latest industry trends and best practices.

Don’t just take our word for it, try KanBo today and see how it can transform the way you work. With our Engineering Services – Document Control II feature, you’ll be able to take your work coordination to the next level, ensuring that all projects are completed efficiently, on time and to the highest possible standard.

Monday:

Start the week by accessing the Engineering Services board in KanBo and reviewing all assigned cards. Use the visual work management features in KanBo to quickly identify which cards need attention and prioritize your tasks for the day.

Check your notifications and activity stream to catch up on any updates or comments from colleagues.

Focus on Document Control II tasks today – use the KanBo Document View to organize files and folders, and make sure all versions and references are up to date.

Tuesday:

Collaborate with colleagues on the status of pending documents. Use the KanBo Card Elements feature to assign and track progress. Set reminders for any upcoming deadlines.

Ensure all required documents are in the right folder. If a document is missing, follow up with the appropriate person and make a Card for tracking it.

Wednesday:

Use the KanBo Checklists and Card Relations features to confirm that all required documentation is ready before initiating the next stage.

Use the powerful search features in KanBo to find specific documents and easily locate them within the system.

Thursday:

Collaborate with the team and discuss any potential issues or blockers. Use KanBo’s Comment feature to keep the conversation focused on a specific card.

Continue to ensure all documentation within the system is correct and up to date.

Use the KanBo Analytics feature to identify areas where workflow could be improved.

Friday:

Review progress made throughout the week and confirm that all documents are ready to move to the next stage. Use the KanBo Card Template feature to quickly create new Cards with the proper documentation already attached.

Follow up with any team members and make sure all the documentation is filed correctly and completely.

Use KanBo Dashboards & Reports to give an overview of your progress for this week and set goals for the next week.

Yes, it’s true! While KanBo does include powerful communication tools such as activity streams, comments, notifications, and @mentions, it is much more than just a communication platform. In fact, KanBo is a comprehensive work coordination platform designed to bring all teams, departments, and external stakeholders in large enterprises together in a single place.

KanBo’s strength lies in its ability to streamline work processes, simplify task management and automate workflows, making it easier for teams to collaborate and achieve their goals with ease.

KanBo’s robust set of features includes workspaces, spaces, cards, document management, scheduling, assigning tasks, checklists, templates, visualizations, reports, and much more. Whether it’s tracking project progress or managing day-to-day operations, KanBo provides everything that is needed to keep work on track and ensure everyone is on the same page.

KanBo’s flexible and user-friendly interface allows teams to work the way they prefer with hybrid methodologies and various work styles. KanBo also offers seamless integration with other enterprise applications such as SharePoint, Microsoft Office 365, Google Suite, AWS, or Salesforce.

With KanBo’s organizational transparency and trust-building features, teams can work together with full accountability and responsibility, allowing them to deliver the best results. So, if you’re searching for a platform that does much more than communication, then KanBo is the right choice for you.

Q&A

1. Q: How does KanBo help with project management in the automotive industry?

A: KanBo provides a centralized platform where all engineering technical records and project information can be stored, making it easier to streamline project management and stay organized. This makes it easier for team members to meet project goals and deadlines.

2. Q: What benefits does KanBo offer for collaboration and communication?

A: KanBo provides a platform for easy communication and collaboration between all team members involved in a project. This fosters better teamwork and ensures that all requirements are communicated clearly. Additionally, KanBo offers mentoring capabilities to help team members build their skills and stay up-to-date with industry trends.

3. Q: How does KanBo ensure that documentation is up-to-date and accurate?

A: KanBo’s Engineering Services – Document Control II feature allows you to easily track and monitor documentation, ensuring that all documents are up-to-date, accurate, and in the right location. KanBo’s Checklists and Card Relations features also help ensure that all required documentation is ready before initiating the next stage. Finally, the platform offers advanced search and analytics features to help identify any potential issues or areas for improvement.

Use Case: Design Change Delivery – BEAM Bill of Material System Setting

The Engineering Services – Document Control II feature in KanBo offers a range of use cases to make your work coordination simple and efficient. One of these use cases is Design Change Delivery – BEAM Bill of Material (BOM) System Setting. This use case allows you to handle engineering technical records and project information for individual design changes or full BOM design changes. Here are some examples of how you can use this use case:

– Design drawing review: With KanBo, you can review and approve design drawings, ensuring accuracy and compliance with operational rules and standards before manipulating the factory BOM. This way, you can avoid costly errors and maintain quality standards.

– Part hierarchy/ structure change point confirmation: KanBo allows you to confirm part hierarchy and structure change points, ensuring that the BOM is updated accurately and efficiently.

– Inter/ Intra company part supply relationships: KanBo helps you understand inter and intra-company part supply relationships, making it easier to manage design changes across multiple plants and regions.

– Interpretation of regional and global parts supply/install agreements: You can interpret regional and global parts supply and install agreements, ensuring that data is sent to the correct plants.

– Understanding of each model’s feature and application list change points: KanBo helps you understand each model’s features and application list change points, making it easier to manage these changes in a timely and efficient manner.

With our Design Change Delivery – BEAM Bill of Material System Setting use case, you can also use KanBo to manage manufacturing instruction delivery. This includes configuration of part drawing manufacturing change points, confirmation of part hierarchy and quantity, application accuracy, and understanding of in-house delivery set up. The use case also allows you to configure Frame/Engine/Transmission/Differential combination set up and combination changepoint reconversions.

In addition, KanBo enables you to apply reason codes by change point to support instruction sheet issuance and VIN capture. This ensures that manufacturing instructions are accurate and that VIN numbers are captured correctly. You can also determine the need to request supplier or plant supply setting, confirm quantities and splitting, and verify originating department content/objectives.

Our Design Change Delivery – BEAM Bill of Material System Setting use case also includes advanced factory BOM creation, configuration, and analysis for all North American products by model/type/application. With KanBo, you can interpret complex design technical drawings and designer notes, understand model delivery destination, and product grade levels to make decisions on complete color BOM setting for ordering system. You can also verify accuracy via reports and manual confirmation and communicate with global regions for event readiness and mass production.

The use case further extends to management of parts supplied from North America to the world. You can manage application timing adjustments, including design changes through order and delivery system maintenance. Additionally, KanBo helps you manage communication with multiple regions for application timing, part color setting, model build process kick-off and execution.

For effective team collaboration, KanBo facilitates communication and coordination with all North America plants/departments with design and engineering BOM clarification and configuration information per operational rules. Additionally, it enables you to contribute to building the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring.

KanBo also provides a platform to lead the execution of strategic business initiatives. You can collaborate on process maps, calculate benefits/efficiency, conduct time studies or facilitate multidepartmental collaboration. The teams can report their progress to management monthly/quarterly, thanks to KanBo’s range of performance tracking reports.

In conclusion, KanBo’s Engineering Services – Document Control II feature provides the automotive industry with an all-encompassing management solution, enabling teams to streamline project management, improve communication, foster collaboration, enhance problem-solving, and much more. With KanBo’s easy-to-use interface and seamless integration with Microsoft Office, users can utilize their existing skill sets to achieve higher levels of productivity and success.