Life cycle management
A Life cycle management (LCM) document may, in production, be defined as an informational card containing all key information regarding a product. A Life cycle management (LCM) document may be connected to a product using an identification process.
This process may result in
A Life cycle management (LCM) document connected to a purchased product.
A Life cycle management (LCM) document connected to a produced product.
A Life cycle management (LCM) document connected to several serial produced products.
The Life cycle management (LCM) document is unique for each unit, or batch of products. Since this document may contain a batch of products, it is not an identifier such as a serial number. A unique Life cycle management (LCM) document may contain 10 similar products, each with unique serial numbers. It shares similarities with the production number of the chassis of a car in production, while the serial number is the frame number of the car.
A Life cycle management (LCM) document will typically contain all historical data regarding the product and its production process. This includes the product origin, serial number, parts, deviation history, service history, rental history, service interval, measurement documents, certificates and other information.
In an identification process where a product is given a unique production number/Life cycle management (LCM) document you may choose it from a sequence.
Tasks relevant for this process
Creating a Life cycle management (LCM) document
If a product is to be connected to a Life cycle management (LCM) document it needs to be manually labeled with this number, either if it is a produced or bought product.
Change product
If the Life cycle management (LCM) document is connected to the incorrect product it needs to be changed in the system, but all information needs to be retained.