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I’m working on a logistics transformation, and it is letting me know the situation of the market with respect the logistics business, where all come from and where all go… Nowadays so many companies outsource part of the processes, typically IT and keep the management activities inside the company. The main question done before to … Read more
I have to gain some basic knowledge on SAP MII. To do it I was reviewing some basic information and looking for some business scenarios that help me to understand the whole thing. To understand the solution, just attend to the name: MII. Manufacturing, nothing to say here, Integration, it basically tries to integrate the … Read more
I am living the situation where my customer has implemented these 2 solutions on different plants. In the past the plants made decisions independently and now the organization faces this heterogeneous scenario. And now then the basic question: which one is the best one for the whole organization? If you look into the web about: … Read more
This is a Webinar done by Gartner I was attending last week. Gartner has done a study about the use, investment and value. The study covers different MES challenges companies have and it is based on the replies of 109 relevant people. Manufacturers Need MPM and MbM to Innovate Digitally Enabled Design Through Production. Lines … Read more
Investigating and talking to people about MES solutions I was looking for other solutions from the market that covers the MES needs of the companies. Apriso was the name that came into a couple of conversations. The name ‘Apriso’ was derived from the Spanish word, aprisa, which simply means ‘quickly’. Dassault Systèmes acquired Apriso this … Read more
Andon is derived from a Japanese term for a type of paper lantern. In manufacturing it refers to a system to notify management, maintenance, and other workers of a quality or process problem. It started as a simple way of clear communication where Commonly color-coded is: Green: Normal operations. Yellow: – changeover or planned maintenance. Red: … Read more
2. SIMATIC IT Components are designed to provide the functionality to update the status of the plant’s elements, maintain historical records, transform materials, modify orders and so forth. 2.1. At Line Testing (ALT): According to the international ISA-95 standard, production processes and output must be subjected to quality tests. These can be work instructions or … Read more
According to the international ISA-95 standard, production processes and output must be subjected to quality tests. In addition to ensuring that the correct resources (equipment, materials and personnel) are used, quality tests check that products conform to quality standards and can be released (within specified conditions). In at-line tests, items or samples are taken out … Read more
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The main components the users can work with are: scorecards and dashboards. You can: Create/manage your own scorecards, save them, share them. Create/manage dashboards adding/removing scorecards. As you classify the equipment by different layers, you can build scorecards at different levels. Measure Operating Equipment Effectiveness (OEE% =availability% x performance% x quality%). Monitor downtime. Monitor electricity … Read more