| Hiroyuki Nemoto | Eco & PLM Business Promotion Center, Industrial Systems Div., Information & Telecommunication Systems, |
| Kiyoshi Yamamoto | MES/Environment Solution Dept., Industrial Systems Div., Information & Telecommunication Systems, |
| Masahiro Takeuchi | 1st Gr. of Eco & PLM Business Promotion Center, Industrial Systems Div., Information & Telecommunication Systems, |
| Tomotoshi Ishida, Dr. Eng. | Enterprise Information Systems Research Unit, 2nd Dept. of Systems Research, Hitachi Research Lab., |
Since April 2004, Hitachi, Ltd. has been establishing a "PLM (product lifecycle management)" system for compatibility with environmental regulations. The most important aspect of this project is to extract detailed information on all individual component parts from production data. This individual parts information is expressed as detailed data and production records covering the production range in which these parts can be used. By utilizing this production-record data for all individual products, it is possible to assure compliance with the regulations as a product provider. And from the standpoint of a manufacturer, it becomes possible to practice solid risk management. From now onwards, in response to the tightening of environmental regulations, this reliable system will become highly effective. By adding information on cost and quality to that for component parts of individual products, Hitachi can analyze product value. This means that by adding information to the compositional information on individual components and making this information a central axis, it is possible to assure a more precise operational platform. Building such a robust platform is the basic aim of the PLM system. Once that aim is met, Hitachi plans to promote the PLM system around the world as part of a "PLM framework."
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hitachi green web |
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Eco & PLM Solution (Japanese Only) |
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The Hitachi Hyoron (Japanese Only) |
PLM, CSR, enviroment, BOM
