Manufacturing Execution Systems

Why MES?

• Missing link between PCS and corporate systems (typically ERP)

• PCS attached to devices on factory floor– Often proprietary technologies– Export data as text– Often left unconnected– Or managed by specialists (non-IT)– Critical systems (eg: BGE)– Requirement for compliance

• ERP does not finish where PCS begins• Invoke different competences

Who?

• A different set of vendors• Specialising in manufacturing systems (ex-

CIM vendors) – eg: Camstar• Different philosophy

– Attention to local differences– Used to dealing with production managers– More of a “front end” system– Market still relatively under-equipped (unlike

ERP)

InSite Enterprise Applications

PLANT APLANT A PLANT BPLANT B PLANT CPLANT C

LIVERELAYRELAYLIVERELAYRELAY OtherSystemOther

System

LIVEALERTALERTLIVEALERTALERTLIVESYNCSYNCLIVESYNCSYNC LIVEVIEWVIEWLIVEVIEWVIEW

LIVECONNECTCONNECTLIVECONNECTCONNECT

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InSite Total SolutionInSite Total Solution

Enterprise Integration (Camstar’s LiveConnect)Enterprise Integration (Camstar’s LiveConnect)

EnterpriseBusiness Intelligence(Camstar’s LiveView and LiveAlert)

EnterpriseBusiness Intelligence(Camstar’s LiveView and LiveAlert)

> Reporting > Alerts > Dashboard > Corporate Portal

Plant 1 Plant 1

SPC

PaperlessDHR/EBR

CAPA

Training

RMA

Supplier Quality

Electronic Signature

Maintenance &Calibration

DocumentControl

Production

Plant 2 Plant 2

SPC

PaperlessDHR/EBR

CAPA

Training

RMA

Supplier Quality

Electronic Signature

Maintenance &Calibration

DocumentControl

Production

Global Manufacturing

Data

Global Manufacturing

Data

Workflow ModelingA workflow consists of multiple process steps, each of which references a specification or …

… another workflow which consists of its own steps

• InSite XML Connect – Publishes XML documents from any transaction– Processes all inbound transactions from XML

• Business Process Integration (BPI) Center– Based on Microsoft's BizTalk Server EAI framework– Business logic and process flows– Best practices for data integration between the InSite and

ERP applications• ERP Application Adapter

– Transforms and processes inbound transactions to ERP – Produces and transforms outbound transactions from ERP

Mfg Order, Material List

InSite and ERP Processing Touch Points

InSite and ERP Processing Touch Points

Planning

Raw Materials

WIP Starts

WIP

WIP Completions

Finished Goods

WIP Move WIP QuantityChange

ERP

LiveRelay Summary

Ship unitsShip units

Receive units

Receive units

Plant APlant A

Plant BPlant B

LiveRelay Process

Send XML with unitsSend XML with units

Plant APlant A

Receive XML and units

Receive XML and units

Plant BPlant B

Deliver XML DocumentsDeliver XML Documents

Reply Instructions

Reply Instructions

Execute Instructions

Execute Instructions

Ship units to Plant BShip units to Plant B

Start units from Plant AStart units

from Plant A

Routing Server

Routing Server

Typical Multi-Site Processes

• Plants have same capability

• Utilize capacity when needed

• Information from each plant transferred and returned with units

Plant APlant A

Plant BPlant B

Typical Multi-Site Processes

• Plants have specialized capability

• Units are transferred to multiple plants sequentially

• Information from all preceding plants stays with units

Plant APlant A Plant BPlant B Plant CPlant C

Typical Multi-Site Processes

• Units are transferred to a sub contractor, then continue at new plant

• Information from all preceding plants stays with units if sub contractor using InSite

Plant APlant A

Sub Contractor

Sub Contractor

Plant CPlant C

Conclusion on MES

• At present only manufacturing sites

• No critical mass in the market

• Not really competitors of ERP vendors but have power to change the market

• No notion of a single instance anywhere

• Maintains local power but provide powerful linkages