Supply Chain Management for large plant engineering

A highly distributed application is installed to support the entire supply chain between a plant constructor's suppliers and customers; the application is used in multiple languages around the world. In the initial stages of development, operating sequences are merely documented and the exchange of information is supported. In the later stages and the current developments, planning has become more established in the system, with the focus on shortening lead times. The additional function of prefabrication is then added to the supply chain. To manage the complex workflow, various monitoring mechanisms and reminder functions were introduced for both internal and external participants. The heterogeneous system landscape was taken into account, as were a marketing strategy to increase acceptance of the system.