PPDM

PPDM plans and manages automotive development processes. The objective is to achieve continuous process orientation, which ultimately becomes visible in product quality. Reaching ambitious milestones should not be left to chance, but ensured through consistent and ongoing process-driven management.

During the development or ramp-up phase, we are responsible for managing all processes required to achieve the project milestones. The goal is always the same: to ensure the approval status of components and vehicles in compliance with strict quality regulations, both in terms of component requirements and safety standards.

Our development expertise can cover the entire vehicle or specific functional domains, including electronics, body and interior, chassis, and powertrain components and functions.

Process Management

• Definition of manufacturing processes according to specific component requirements
• Alignment of project deadlines and ensuring component availability
• Process analysis and system documentation

Change Management

• Qualified processing of component changes
• Monitoring of technology, timelines, and costs
• Review, documentation, and presentation of changes

Vehicle Management – Development

• Planning of test vehicles according to project specifications
• Coordination of testing and approval progress
• Ensuring component availability

Bill of Material (BOM) and Approval Management

• Management of approval processes
• Standardized documentation of development statuses
• Verification of data structures

Certification Management

• Support in developing components compliant with safety regulations
• Creation and verification of approval-related documentation
• Coordination of component certifications

Homologation

• Ensuring compliance with all legal requirements necessary for market certification
• Coordination between departments and homologation authorities
• Preparation of local approval documentation for different countries
• Preparation of approval reports for components
• Assessment, configuration, and ordering of homologation vehicles
• Worldwide shipment, return, and decommissioning of components, bodies, and vehicles

Version Management

• Verification and tracking of hardware and software versions for prototype, pre-series, and series-production vehicles
• Creation and maintenance of assembly instructions for control unit versions

Commissioning – Software Updates

• Adaptation, coding, parameterization, and basic configuration of control units
• Analysis of hardware and software troubleshooting
• Support and coordination of the complete approval process

Digital Mock-Up (DMU)

• Installation, assembly, and buildability analyses
• Investigation of collisions and interferences

Data Management

• Data transfer and processing
• Data archiving and maintenance of vehicle structure (Teamcenter)

Technical Drawing Review

• Review and correction of technical drawings in accordance with standards and guidelines

Project Coordination

• Regular approval status reports
• Standardized reporting and presentation
• Information collection and processing
• Data analysis
• Action tracking
• Verification of data reliability