Benefits of a MES for Manufacturing Plant Operations
Manufacturing IT approach ( Information Technology) to digitial

The 3 core MES benefits,
each driving value and ROI:
•Cost, Productivity and Quality improvements through MES functionality
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•Improved decision making competency and support through supply chain visibility and reduced reporting latency
•Provides the data source for continuous improvement programs
AVEVA Manufacturing Execution System Capabilities

•Dispatching — The ability to dispatch work based on global instructions and planning from ERP, to meet resource availability, schedule requirements and capacity. (can be enhanced with APS)
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•Production Execution — for managing the production process from order release to work in process (WIP) to finished goods, - ensuring that all process steps are performed in the correct order, on/by/with the correct resource.
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•Resource Management:
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•Equipment (state and utilisation management)
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•Labor (tracking, certification management)
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•Materials (plant inventory management)
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•Product Process Specification Management:
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•Bill of material (BOM)/Recipe management
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•Process/Procedure/Work instructions
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•Tracking, Tracing and Genealogy — The ability to track where which material or item is and was in the production process.
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•In Line Quality Management - sample plan execution linked to the production process, SPC and notifications of non-conformance to trigger actions (CAPA)
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•Data Collection and Operational Data Store for collecting data manually from end users or directly from equipment, or some combination.
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•Reporting (templates) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for production and traceability reporting, KPI calculations, dashboard displays and root cause drill down analytics