To help you understanding DELMIA V6 it is worth a look how the data and software products are organized. Similar as in E5/V5 there is a - slightly modified - PPR based approach in V6.
In V6 the first P in PPR stands for Manufactured Product, which means based on the designed product you define the product(s) you plan to build.
The second P stands for Process Plan, means you define the operations (organized in process plans) you need to realize your manufactured product. In this area you also balance this operations on / across your production lines, stations and workplaces.
And finally the R stands as in E5/V5 for the Resource – you define all the physical resources you need for your production and also the layout of your production site(s).
As shown in the picture it is possible with this approach to assist the user in planning the production of a once designed product anywhere on different production lines. The planning of different products on the same assembly line is supported (e.g. like planning different car models on the same line) just as the planning of one manufactured product on different production lines (e.g. planning the movement of a production of a car model from one plant in Europe to a plant in Asia).
The second picture shows in which V6 environments you could author and modify the PPR data. A manufactured product is created in the environment with the blue tiles, which is the product “Process Definition”. The management of the process plans and operations is done in the environment with the orange tiles, which is the product “Manufacturing System Definition”. Balancing is done in “Manufacturing System Definition” and in the product “Line Balancing”. Physical resources and the layout are authored in the resource structure by using the software product called “Resource Definition & Layout” et al..
As you can see the pictures contain screenshots from automotive industry, but the whole approach is also valid for other industries (like aerospace, marine, high tech, industrial equipment, etc.).
