Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Authors xv
Chapter 1 Introduction, Overview, and the Current State of Manufacturing 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 ERP Business Process 4
1.3 Product Lifecycle Management Business Process 5
1.4 MES Business Processes 7
1.5 The Manufacturing Enterprise View 7
1.6 The Impact of Manufacturing Regulations 12
Chapter 2 A Functional Overview of MES 15
2.1 Differences between an MES and Other Enterprise Systems 18
2.2 General Outline of MES Functionality (Grouping the MES Functions) 20
2.3 General Support of Operations 23
Chapter 3 Order Execution Management: Details and Benefits 27
3.1 Introduction of Order Planning and Execution 27
3.2 Order Execution before MES 28
3.3 Tracking Order Execution with MES 31
3.4 Additional Concepts 35
3.5 Order Execution Benefits 36
Chapter 4 Material Management: Details and Benefits 37
4.1 Material Management Business Process 37
4.2 Material Management Benefits 45
Chapter 5 Quality and Traceability: Details and Benefits 47
5.1 Introduction to Quality and Traceability 47
5.2 Quality Assurance or Quality Control 48
5.3 Quality Assurance 49
5.4 Quality Control 58
5.5 Traceability 68
5.6 Additional Notes 73
5.7 Quality and Traceability Benefits 74
Chapter 6 Production Monitoring: Details and Benefits 77
6.1 Introduction to Production Monitoring 77
6.2 Production Monitoring before MES 78
6.3 Monitoring Area Details 79
6.4 Production Monitoring Benefits 91
Chapter 7 Continuous Improvement: Details and Benefits 93
7.1 âIntroduction to Continuous Improvement 93
7.2 âBrief Introduction to MES Configuration to Support CI 94
7.3 âThe CI Program 97
7.4 âMore on Quality Methodologies 106
7.5 âAdditional Notes 111
7.6 âCI Benefits 112
Chapter 8 New Product Introduction: Details and Benefits 113
8.1 âOverview of New Product Introduction 113
8.2 âThe Operations Processes of NPI 115
8.3 âPlanning Capacity 117
8.4 âAdditional Notes 120
8.5 âNPI Benefits 120
Chapter 9 MES Architectural Concepts 121
9.1 âIntroduction 121
9.2 âGeneral Architecture 122
9.3 âIndustry 4.0 and the IIoT 125
9.4 In-Plant (Internal Hosting) versus Cloud versus Edge or Fog Solutions 126
9.5 âAutonomous MES 127
9.6 âAdditional Notes 132
9.7 âMES Architecture Concepts Summary 138
Chapter 10 Differences in Manufacturing Models and Their Impact on MES 139
10.1 âIntroduction 139
10.2 âManufacturing Models 140
10.3 âManufacturing Industries 143
10.4 âMES Specifics Table 148
10.5 âSummary 148
Chapter 11 Developing an MES Strategy 151
11.1 âIntroduction 151
11.2 âA Refresher on the Benefits of an MES 152
11.3 âWhat Are Your Business and Manufacturing Models? 153
11.4 âWho Will Use the MES? 156
11.5 âImplementing the MES 156
11.6 âImplementing MES Functionality 166
11.7 âInterfacing with the Company 171
11.8 âSupporting the MES Initiative 174
11.9 âSupporting Process Standards 177
11.10 âSetting up the CoE 177
11.11 âSummary 179
Chapter 12 Current Manufacturing Challenges and Trends 181
12.1 âMaintenance of Brownfield Plants and Aging Assets 182
12.2 âThe Challenge of Greenfield Plants 183
12.3 âGlobalization 184
12.4 âStandards, or Lack Thereof 185
12.5 âThe Need for Simulation 190
12.6 âImplementation of Other MOM Concepts 191
12.7 âTrends 191
12.8 âSummary 193
Chapter 13 Bringing It All Together and Selecting a Solution 195
13.1 âSupporting MOM 196
13.2 âGathering and Analyzing Requirements 200
13.3 âEvaluating Solutions 202
13.4 âUnderstanding Data within Operations (Reprise) 203
13.5 âConclusion 205
Appendix: Introduction to Autonomous MES Computing 207
Summary 222
Bibliography 223
Glossary 225
Index 229
