Frank Jürgens
Classification vs. intelligent finding
The way information is processed and found in your company depends
on how your employees work, on business processes and the master data
of your parts.
Find the method that suits you best
Whether semiautomatic classification or intelligent finding, the innovative functions of CADENAS´ Strategic Parts Management PARTsolutions offers the best solution for both areas.
| Traditional classification | Semiautomatic classification with PARTsolutions | Intelligent finding with PARTsolutions |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification system | 
Necessary to set up a classification system |
Necessary to set up a classification system |
No effort |
| Classify |
High effort |
Rough classification |
No effort |
| Compliance of classifier/user |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
| Operation & Training |
Low training efforts, but knowledge about classification system is necessary |
Simple operation, but knowledge about classification system is necessary |
User has to work strategically, intensive training is necessary |
| Ignorance (disuse) possible through user |
Yes |
Yes |
No, background search points out parts to the user |
| Precise search for a definite class and defined values? |
Yes |
Yes |
Conditioned |
| Display of invalid values |
No |
No |
Yes, but innovative proposals as well |
| Which parts is it suitable for? | Simple and complex parts with slight deviations regarding type and quantity of the features, parts without CAD geometrics or adhesives, oils, electric parts where the external form is irrelevant |
Simple and complex parts with slight deviations regarding type and quantity of the features, parts without CAD geometrics, oils, electric parts where the external form is irrelevant | Parts that can be simply sketched, complex parts with a distinctive topology, CAD geometry exist, complex geometrics with few precise parameters |