Setting up the enterprise BOP structure

An enterprise BOP structure is built from processes, partitions, and operations. It can be created from these components, modified, and managed in Manufacturing Process Planner using similar techniques to other BOPs.

• A partition is a group of processes in a generic BOP or a product BOP, but is not a process itself. It provides a means to organize processes with a similar purpose for easy access, for example, all seat system processes may be placed in one partition and all chassis processes in another. A partition may have a logical designator to allow the mapping of partitions across different product BOPs. It breaks a BOP into a navigable structure. The content of a partition is not tracked over time, so there is no revisioning of partitions. Similarly, configuration information (variant expressions or effectivity) should not be applied to the partition itself. A partition may contain other partitions.

• A process is an ordered sequence of operations with a single purpose. It represents the complete content of the assembly or installation procedure for a subsystem, for example, install the brake dust shield to knuckle. Each process has an output, typically the built or installed subsystem. In final assembly, a process normally contains 5 to 10 operations. The order of operations under the process represents the logical order in which the shop floor operators execute them. Operations should also be arranged in a logical sequence in the generic BOP and product BOP.

• An operation is the smallest manageable unit of work that can be allocated to the plant, for example, obtain a tail light or tighten a screw. It can be broken down into activities. It can also consume or handle parts, and you can assign resources to it. The logical designator of an operation is typically derived from the logical designator of the owning process. You can drag operations within a process and between process; the logical designator automatically updates based on the operation placement.

• A partition, process, or operation has a logical designator that allows identification of partitions, processes, and operations with the same purpose in different BOPs. For example, the process to assemble a headlight may have the same logical designator in all BOPs. The process logical designator is derived from the part consumption and the purpose of the process. For example, the assembly process for a subsystem has a different logical designator to the installation process for the same subsystem. Conversely, two processes that achieve the same goal share the same logical designator, for example, manual and automated installation processes for the same subsystem.