Overview of a typical TEM -- Test Equipment and Tool Management Solution architecture for a manufacturing or service enterprise employing standard SAP functionality augmented with enhancements.

Topics discussed are:

1. Definition of Test Equipment Management (TEM)/ Tool Management
2. Typical TEM/Tool Management Requirements
3. Solution options
4. Next steps

A comprehensive TEM/Tool Management solution covers the tool life cycle, 'cradle-to-grave' including planning and reporting. This white paper summarizes TEM planning, tool procurement, calibration, tool reservation, availability, usage, peformance reporting, tool maintenance and calibration, tool retirement as well as powerful reporting via BW and ERP.

Consequently TEM - Tool Management poses an interesting challenge for companies implementing TEM in SAP, as the comprehensive spectrum of TEM is addressed by cross-module configuration, lastly augmented by enhancements to deploy an integrated, highly useable solution. This approach comes close to a pre-configured solution for TEM which helps PMOs control implementation cost and shorten implementation times.

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