Hitachi Product Data Management System Toward the 21st Century by CALS Approach

Abstract

HIPDM21 (Hitachi Product Data Management System for the 21st century) is a comprehensive computer information management system which has been developed for the purpose of plant life cycle business support in terms of the electronics information exchange and sharing between the disciplines using the product data management technology. The system consists of core systems (Engineering Data Control System, Integrated Commodity Database system, and Document Management System) and business application systems. In the present development phase, the system is being enhanced to support CALS standards including EDI, SGML, and STEP, and to support information exchange and sharing with outside the company including clients, construction companies, and domestic/international vendors.