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Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Speed of communication and accuracy of production data are vital to the decision support systems of a manufacturing enterprise, even more so now, in the global economic downturn.
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) can help steel and aluminium producers to face current challenges and remain competitive and profitable throughout difficult times.
MES can ensure a continuous flow of data from the automation level to the control and management level , resulting in more responsive operations and increase in on-time deliveries. MES systems can avoid waiting times for materials, reduce set-up times, preparation times and wastage. Real-time data on the progress or delays of material can greatly improve visibility through the supply chain resulting in lower costs. This gives better scheduling decisions and material flow co-ordination.
The Broner MES solution is designed to conform to the ISA-95 standard for MES. This defines processes and interactions for operations management, including some scheduling functions provided by Broner Scheduling modules.
Broner MES solution comprises a wide range of packaged modules built for the specific needs of steel and aluminium companies. These modules are built using the best-of-breed real-time database and process data collection technologies. The system is tightly integrated with the planning, scheduling and ERP systems to provide visibility of shop-floor activity throughout the business and decision support systems.
The solution is highly configurable and benefits from the use of a high performance database that is designed for high-speed acquisition of large volumes of data and long-term storage.
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