Capabilities · Supply Chain Management · Americas

    Product Development in Americas with SAP Enterprise Product Development

    Kannanware implements SAP Enterprise Product Development (EPD) as the “birthplace” of the product — enabling secure collaboration, requirements traceability, lightweight 3D visualisation, and connected product feedback so changes flow instantly to procurement and manufacturing, aligned to US product governance and engineering controls.

    🧬 SaaS PLM Extension🤝 Collaboration with Suppliers📡 Connected Products Feedback
    The Advantage

    Why SAP EPD

    Build a digital thread from requirements to design to downstream execution. EPD ensures engineering change is governed, visible, and collaborative — with a feedback loop from products in the field.

    Faster Engineering Collaboration

    Replace email-based reviews with secure workspaces, redlines, and governed approvals across teams and suppliers.

    Change Control with Downstream Visibility

    Engineering changes propagate reliably so procurement and manufacturing react instantly — reducing rework and scrap.

    3D for Everyone

    Lightweight 3D visuals make product context accessible to warehouse and sales teams on any device.

    Field-to-Engineering Feedback

    Connected product signals feed back into engineering to improve reliability and accelerate new versions.

    Our Expertise

    EPD Capabilities

    End-to-end EPD enablement — collaboration, requirements, visualisation, change control, connected products, and integration for a true digital thread.

    Supplier Collaboration Workspaces

    Secure sharing, redlines, review cycles, and controlled access for suppliers and partners.

    Requirements & Systems Engineering

    Implement requirement hierarchies, traceability, impact analysis, and governance.

    3D Visualisation Enablement

    Publish lightweight 3D, configure role-based viewers, and enable tablet-ready access.

    Engineering Change Control

    Design change objects, approvals, effectivity, and BOM impact with downstream notifications.

    Connected Products Feedback Loop

    Integrate IoT signals and implement issue-to-change workflows for continuous improvement.

    PLM/ERP Integration

    Connect EPD with PLM/ERP backbone for master data, documents, BOMs, and change propagation.

    Module Expertise

    EPD Modules We Implement

    Click any module to explore our implementation approach and delivered outcomes.

    SAP
    EPD
    Cloud
    Collaboration
    Engineering
    Visualization
    Connected
    Change
    Integration
    Select a module to explore

    Click any module to explore how we implement EPD collaboration, requirements, visualisation, change control, connected products, and integration.

    Our Approach

    EPD Delivery Methodology

    A structured approach from diagnostic to collaboration pilot, scaling change control, and closing the field feedback loop.

    01

    Product Development Diagnostic

    Map current PLM processes, collaboration gaps, and change-control pain points.

    02

    Solution Blueprint (EPD Modules)

    Design collaboration workspaces, traceability, visualisation, and integration points.

    03

    Configure & Pilot Collaboration

    Implement workflows and run a pilot with engineering + selected suppliers.

    04

    Scale: Change Control + Visualisation

    Expand to additional teams, implement change objects and lightweight 3D publishing.

    05

    Connected Product Feedback Loop

    Implement field feedback pipelines and continuous improvement cadence.

    Architecture

    EPD Technology Stack

    Click each layer to see how EPD creates a digital thread from design to downstream operations.

    Engineering + Suppliers

    Secure collaboration on designs and documents

    EPD Core (Cloud-Native)

    Collaboration, requirements, change control

    3D Visualisation Layer

    Lightweight 3D for non-engineers

    Connected Products

    IoT feedback from field to engineering

    PLM/ERP Integration

    Digital thread across engineering and operations

    0%

    Faster Supplier Review Cycles

    0

    Lost Redlines (Governed Versioning)

    0D

    Lightweight 3D Enablement

    0%

    Change-Related Rework Reduced

    Success Story

    Product Collaboration

    OEM + Suppliers · SAP EPD

    An OEM used SAP EPD to accelerate collaboration with tier suppliers, govern engineering change, and publish lightweight 3D visuals for manufacturing and service teams.

    Deployed secure supplier workspaces for controlled redlines and document reviews
    Implemented requirements traceability and impact analysis for engineering changes
    Published lightweight 3D visuals accessible on tablets across non-engineering teams
    Enabled change propagation so downstream teams saw updates without delay
    Secure
    Supplier Access
    3D
    Visualisation
    Traceable
    Requirements
    Instant
    Change Visibility
    Technology Stack

    Technologies We Deploy

    SAP EPD
    PLM Extension
    Supplier Collaboration
    3D Visualisation
    Connected Products
    Digital Thread Integration
    Start Your Journey

    Ready to Build a Digital Thread in Americas with SAP EPD?

    Get a PLM & collaboration diagnostic and EPD roadmap for Americas. We’ll identify the highest-impact collaboration and change-control workflows and implement an adoption-ready platform for engineering and suppliers.