AssembliesGliederung

AssembliesGliederung is a concept used to describe the structured outline and documentation of assemblies within a system. The term blends English "assemblies" and German "Gliederung" (structure or outline) and is used in multilingual technical writing to convey the organization of components, modules, or groups that form a larger entity.

Purpose and scope: It aims to provide a clear, maintainable map of how parts fit together, from high-level assemblies to sub-assemblies and individual components, including their relationships, interfaces, and version histories.

Key elements: hierarchical levels (top-level assembly, sub-assemblies, components); identifiers and naming conventions; bill of materials and part numbers; dependencies and interfaces; change history; responsibilities for assembly stages.

Process for creating a AssembliesGliederung: define scope, identify major assemblies, decompose into sub-assemblies, assign unique identifiers, document interfaces and dependencies, link to related documents like BOMs and schematics, establish revision control, review and publish.

Applications: used in manufacturing product documentation, mechanical design, software architecture where assemblies are logical groupings, and in organizational or parliamentary contexts to outline the structure of bodies or committees.

Advantages and challenges: improves traceability, maintenance, and onboarding; risks include complexity, inconsistent naming, and multilingual ambiguities.

Example: In a consumer drone project, the AssembliesGliederung would list Drone Housing, Flight Controller Assembly, Propulsion Module, Battery Module, and their sub-assemblies with connections to electrical interfaces.

See also: bill of materials, product structure, system architecture, organigram.