Manufacturing Execution Software Enables Rapid Process Improvement Environment

Q-Cells selects Camstar’s SolarSuite, tailored to the needs of solar industry manufacturers, which will supports the company's drive to lower its cost per watt through better process quality and manufacturing cell efficiency. ...

... "Q-Cells will deploy the solution in two new production lines in Bitterfeld-Thalheim, Germany, and in its new factory in Malaysia where production will exceed 300MW (peak) by the end of 2010. In addition, in Q-Cells’ environment of rapid process improvement and frequent tool upgrades, the unique flexibility of Camstar’s platform enables rapid adaptation, global control and change enforcement – all critical to support Q-Cells’ growth and quality goals. " ...

Via Camstar: Q-Cells Malaysia Factory and German Production



Q-Cells CIGS Quality (PDF).

Solar industry customers are focusing on product quality according to Q-Cells Q1, 2009 Report (PDF): "In light of the current oversupply, we can also confirm the increased importance of product quality in comparison to the past – when installation technicians and product developers, partially out of sheer desperation, bought everything offered to them on the module market. "

Solar cell production ...

Lean Flow Software for Manufacturing

Apriso revenues hold steady during this challenging business cycle, as the company recaps its accomplishments which includes release on lean flow software developed with Accenture and customer input. ...

... "Apriso launched FlexNet Lean Material Flow, a preconfigured solution for quick deployment to better synchronize material flows, lower costs and improve collaboration across operations. Developed in collaboration with Accenture, this solution leverages best practices gained over years of Lean manufacturing deployments. Valeo, a $12B industry leading global automotive supplier, played an important role in the design of this solution by identifying key Tier 1 automotive supplier requirements while ensuring the solution adhered to Lean principles. " ...

Via Apriso Corp: First Half 2009 Results

Lean Value Stream in ERP System

QAD supports lean value stream ...

Shop Floor Interface

Latest Wonderware features discussed ...

ERP Integration Supports Manufacturing Lot Traceability

Video case study of manufacturing integration ...

Partnership on Lean Software for Electronics Manufacturing

Manufacturing execution software will be enhanced through partnership to enable electronics manufacturing using lean techniques. ...

... "The Calavista Software team will be working with the Optimal Electronics development team to further expand and improve the capabilities of the Optel MES (Manufacturing Execution System) software suite. This will include leveraging their software development tools, processes, and both local and remote software development engineers. Optel is an integrated suite of industry-leading software modules that addresses all aspects of electronics assembly, enabling its customers to properly and quickly implement Lean Manufacturing. " ...

Via Optimal Electronics: Software Development Partnership

Lean MES Manufacturing Execution Software Makes Inventory Visible

Manuvis introduces software version that integrates real-time inventory visibility and production metrics in dynamic operational dashbboard. The data visualization supports value stream mapping, queue performance monitoring, and asset utilization. ...

... "Whereas most manufacturing execution systems (MES) and enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) solutions focus on production machine output, few offer inventory visibility. Manuvis' FactoryMRI, built on lean manufacturing principles, offers superior analytical tools that simplify information exchange within an enterprise and provides a common way to help synchronize enterprise assets. These tools help eliminate waste and increase profits, whether uncovering process variations that cause quality defects, identifying sources of waste and helping find untapped capacity. And since data is obtained directly from production machines, total cost of ownership is reduced by eliminating the need for human data entry into PC's or operate bar code equipment. " ...

Via Manuvis: Real-Time Lean Manufacturing Capabilities

Manufacturing Execution Systems: MES Role in Lean

Systems that support manufacturing execution have a role in the lean enterprise. ...

... "I'm frustrated that everybody is talking about lean, Six Sigma and driving down cost and risk, but they still see MES as a nice have. " ...

Via Manufacturing Computer Solutions: MES traceability in complex manufacturing ...

ShopFloor Control: Lean Execution

Infor launches manufacturing execution suite that enables lean manufacturing on the shop floor with integration to higher-level ERP systems. ...

... "Infor ERP XA Lean Execution and Planning, a next generation of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) tools specifically designed to support Lean initiatives on the shop floor; Infor ERP XA Manufacturing Data Collection & Communication, a real-time shop floor communications system providing timely and accurate feedback to and from the shop floor; Infor ERP XA Quality Management, a software solution that streamlines quality process procedures and data collection, decreasing the cost of compliance and improving overall product quality. " ...

Via Infor: Infor Launches Integrated Manufacturing Execution System for Lean Manufacturing ...

Lean Sigma Blitz: Presentation at Manufacturing Conference ...

nMetric leader delivers presentation on the Lean Sigma Blitz at the upcoming National Manufacturing Week conference ...

... "Jason. P. Premo, Vice President Sales and Marketing of nMetric, LLC, has been invited to be a guest speaker at the annual National Manufacturing Week (NMW), during March 20-23, 2006 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont (Chicago O'Hare), IL. Premo will present two abstracts, Lean Sigma Blitz: Implement Continuous Improvement in Half the Time through Collaborative Manufacturing and How to Achieve Lean Scheduling and Kanban Workflow: 5 Secrets of World Class Manufacturing, as part of National Manufacturing Week’s Enterprise IT/ Supply Chain & Logistics track. The first session (ID# 2M33) is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, from 2:00 p.m. until 2:50 p.m. The second session (ID# 4E52) is scheduled for Thursday, March 23, from 11:00 a.m. until 11:50 a.m. " ...

Lean Sigma Blitz: Presentation at Manufacturing Conference: Via nMetric: NMETRIC PROVIDES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FOR LEAN FACTORY SCHEDULING AND MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEMS (MES): Jason Premo, Vice President Sales & Marketing and Six Sigma Master Black Belt for nMetric, will present practical lean workflow methods and case studies at the annual National Manufacturing Week in Chicago during the week of March 20th ...

Lean Six Sigma: Manufacturing Execution Systems ...

... "ATS Applied Tech Systems, which is leading a project to improve productivity and quality at 11 Rolls-Royce aerospace factories, focuses its presentation around the twin concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. " ...

Lean Six Sigma: Manufacturing Execution Systems: Via Ferret: ATS Applied Tech Systems - Citect Australia - Itech Corporation - Metquip Systems - Come face to face with MES

MES Manufacturing Execution Systems: Factory Visibility ...

Manufacturing execution system (MES) investments are growing as firms are seeing the benefits of increased visibility on the factory floor. Ken Schnepf explores the trends in manufacturing. ...

... "The trouble is that most companies don't have the systems in place to capture the information they need. This is where MES comes in. Manufacturing operations have recently become the second highest investors in MES, according to Roach. " ...

MES Manufacturing Execution Systems: Factory Visibility: Via Plant Services: Putting technology to work

Manufacturing Excellence: Plant Integration

Phil Aponte and Greg Richards explore the levels of manufacturing excellence that could be aciheved through higher levels of business process integration. ...

... "Consistent systems that reach from the production or process level (controls) to the MES/ERP system remain rare. It's not a lack of IT-supported processes that prevents consistency because all the most important IT software components are available in principle. The real issue is using them effectively." ...

Manufacturing Excellence: Plant Integration: Via ISA | Integration Fuels Plant SMARTS

Manufacturing Intelligence Software Evolution ...

Report explores the evolution of manufacturing intelligence software and the benefits of plant to business integration: visibility. ...

... "The ability to unlock the operational data that would empower plant managers and executives to make informed, timely decisions has eluded many companies until relatively recently. However, a new generation of MES (manufacturing execution systems) and manufacturing intelligence systems is enabling the collection, presentation, and analysis of critical, real-time data to decision makers throughout the enterprise and the supply chain. " ...

Manufacturing Intelligence Software Evolution: Via Aberdeen Group: Manufacturing Transparency: Turning Visibility into Value ...

Software Supports Manufacturing Agility ...

Newest release of manufacturing execution software (MES) supports agile and adaptable manufacturing models where market requirements are in a constant state of change. ...

... "FlexNet is a highly pliable execution software that can be deployed stand-alone or to extend the value of an organization's ERP, CRM, PLM or other business systems. The software is both a broad strategic operations execution platform that ties together the diverse activities of a manufacturer's operations, as well as a modular suite of applications that can be deployed as needed to provide a tightly coordinated manufacturing solution. Built for Adaptability, Agility: FlexNet 9.3 has been built for adaptive manufacturing, an emerging strategy driven by operations execution systems that provide the flexibility, visibility and integration required to support constantly changing business requirements. The results are optimal efficiency, quality and responsiveness, which can translate into higher profitability and customer satisfaction. " ...

Software Supports Manufacturing Agility: Via Apriso Corporation: APRISO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FLEXNET VERSION 9.3: Newest Version of Widely Used Software Provides Greater Manufacturing Agility, Adaptability ...

Additional resources on manufacturing agility:

Via Control Engineering - Role of Controls in Product Lifecycle Management: "Moreover, as an enabler for working collaboratively in the early stages of product development, digital manufacturing enables design and automation engineers to work together to quickly develop designs that can be manufactured most readily and economically within the available production facilities. Such integrated systems also support greater manufacturing agility, giving companies greater flexibility in changing operations according to shifting demands of competition and customer preference."

OUTLOOK 2005: Integration & Data Master: Via Managing Automation: "The goal for every commercial offering is to simplify the integration effort, lower cost and enable business and manufacturing agility. And everywhere you turn a vendor has an integrated solution sell for you. "

Via NEMI: GenRad Product Commercializes Technologies from NEMI’s Plug And Play Factory Project: "The adoption of NEMI's FIS standards could greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to integrate new equipment and software systems into the manufacturing supply chain. This capability is critical for maintaining manufacturing agility as well as for increasing the efficiency of shop floor operations, stated John Cartwright, co-chair of the NEMI FIS TIG and manager of Factory Information Systems at Intel."

RFID Plant MES Software: 3M Lean Supply Chain

3M expands its HighJump software, used in RFID applications, for MES applications in its plants. ...

RFID Plant MES Software: 3M Lean Supply Chain: Via 3M: 3M Selects HighJump's Manufacturing Advantage Software to Standardize Plant Systems Worldwide ...

... "3M announced it will implement HighJump Software's manufacturing execution system (MES), Manufacturing Advantage, as part of its ongoing global initiative to standardize manufacturing systems. 3M will use the Manufacturing Advantage software at 70 locations worldwide to improve management of shop floor activities, thereby enabling more efficient production. 3M is continuously striving toward a demand-driven, lean supply chain where its industry-leading products are manufactured based on customer demand. To this aim, the HighJump MES system will help 3M build its products just in time, in the right quantities, and according to the highest standards for quality and turnaround. Since Manufacturing Advantage is part of HighJump's adaptable Advantage suite, 3M will be able to configure its applications quickly and cost-effectively. This will allow the company to carry out its goal of supporting a diverse set of plant-specific requirements without supporting a diverse set of systems. HighJump has already provided supply chain solutions for 3M in the areas of RFID compliance and data collection. The success of these projects influenced the MES selection. " ...

Six Sigma Error Proofing: Manufacturing Software

Manufacturing software enables Lean Six Sigma performance by accelerating component flow through the supply chain ...

Six Sigma Error Proofing: Manufacturing Software: Via IGear Online: Cosma International Selects I/Gear Manufacturing Software ...

... "In automotive manufacturing, I/Gear software enables a wide range of MES applications by providing a foundation for moving data between dissimilar systems and technologies, and the ability to push and pull data to and from the plant floor. I/Gear's application infrastructure software products enable more efficient deployment and maintenance of a near infinite amount of applications to include lot and part traceability, error-proofing and quarantine, on-demand label printing, dynamic scheduling, sequencing, build-to-broadcast, escalating notification, and manufacturing intelligence. The software suite is a complete package as it provides raw data collection and transport, as well as the graphical user interface to view and manage information. " ...

Louisville, KY based I/Gear, Inc., a leader in integrated manufacturing solutions, enables lean and six-sigma manufacturing by enabling manufacturers to make only what the customer orders, without defects, and compress the time required to pull components through supply chains and down through production lines – giving manufacturers a significant advantage over the competition. In addition to Magna, customers include UPS, Accuride Corporation, Dana Corporation, Cooper Tires, International Paper, and Alcan. I/Gear, Inc. is privately held.

Lean Manufacturing Software Interoperability ...

Lean Manufacturing Software Interoperability: Brooks Software Announces Enterprise Interoperability Hub Connecting Manufacturing Applications to Enterprise Business Systems ...

Interoperable manufacturing software enables lean enterprise business processes ...

... "Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) and a leading provider of real-time applications for complex manufacturing operations, today announced the Enterprise Interoperability Hub(TM) (EI Hub), which enables comprehensive information exchange between manufacturing and enterprise business applications. Conformant with ISA-S95 and OAG standards, the EI Hub uses Smart Adapters to link Brooks' FACTORYworks(R) manufacturing execution system (MES) to enterprise applications such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM). " ...

Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, provides real-time applications that support enterprise-wide initiatives for greater efficiency and productivity in collaborative, complex manufacturing. Brooks' Sense Decide Respond(TM) manufacturing software solutions are the foundation for enterprise initiatives in supply chain execution, closed loop automation, lean manufacturing and enterprise performance management. Installed in the majority of Fortune 500 manufacturers, Brooks Software delivers competitive advantage to aerospace & defense, automotive, high tech, life sciences and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.

Lean Accounting: Summit in the Fall ...

Lean Accounting Summit

... "Flexware Innovation announces the first annual Lean Accounting Summit to take place in Dearborn, Michigan September 22-23, 2005. The event is being sponsored by Flexware, the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), and the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and will feature more than 20 lean accounting thought-leaders. Notable presenters will include, among others, Tom Johnson, Professor of Business Administration at Portland State University, Brian Maskell, President of BMA Inc., and Orry Fiume, 2004 Shingo Prize winning author of Real Numbers: Management Accounting in a Lean Organization." ...

Flexware was founded in 1996 by Scott Whitlock as a manufacturing IT and automation services company. The company quickly formed a niche in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), helping companies strategize, select, and implement custom and commercial-off-the-shelf systems. Flexware employs more than 30 manufacturing systems professionals and support staff, serving clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, assembly, and automotive industries. In 2002 Flexware defined a unique continuous improvement process called highlandpath to guide clients through operational and enterprise excellence transformations. This group utilizes this proprietary process to find high leverage, high meaning opportunities and seizes those opportunities with the best of Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies.

Lean MES Software Enables Manufacturing Optimization and Supply Chain Operation ...

Lean MES Software Enables Manufacturing Optimization and Supply Chain Operation: HighJump Software Empowers Customers to Bring Manufacturing ...

HighJump introduces new software product that synthesizes manufacturing optimization with supply chain management ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... This capability is in keeping with lean manufacturing and inventory management initiatives critical to the ongoing success of many businesses today. ...

... HighJump Software, a 3M company, the global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution (SCE) solutions, today announced that it has entered the manufacturing execution solution (MES) market with the release of its Manufacturing Advantage solution. This new offering differentiates HighJump from other SCE and MES solution vendors by helping customers combine optimization efforts for manufacturing and related supply chain operations in a single suite. This helps create a truly seamless flow of accurate, real-time demand and supply information throughout the supply chain from source to consumption. This product represents a natural extension of HighJump's roots in automated data collection, an area in which the company has continually developed its expertise for more than 21 years. Manufacturing Advantage can be implemented on either a stand-alone basis or alongside other HighJump solutions to increase levels of on-time and complete shipments, helping to ensure rapid return on investment. ...

HighJump Software, a 3M company, is the global leader in providing highly adaptable, best-of-breed supply chain execution solutions that streamline manufacturing and distribution from the point of source through consumption. HighJump's tightly integrated solutions empower operational excellence in the warehouse and optimize the flow of inventory throughout the supply chain by facilitating collaboration with customers, suppliers and trading partners. These comprehensive solutions combine robust, standard functionality; a best practices-based implementation methodology; and a uniquely adaptable architecture that facilitates fast, cost-effective system modifications. The result: the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for more than 700 satisfied customers worldwide. As an independent subsidiary in the 3M family of companies, HighJump leads the SCE software industry in financial strength and delivers on an unmatched commitment to innovation and quality. HighJump leverages these advantages to continually expand its solution footprint and empower operational excellence for domestic and multinational customers.

Lean Manufacturing Enterprise Initiatives ...

Lean Manufacturing Enterprise Initiatives: Brooks Software Successfully Deploys Activity Manager in Chartered ...

Semiconductor manufacturing implements software to enable lean manufacturing execution processs ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... software solutions are the foundation for enterprise initiatives in supply chain execution, closed loop automation, lean manufacturing and enterprise ...

... Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) and a leading provider of real-time applications for enterprises with collaborative, complex manufacturing operations, today announced that Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's top dedicated semiconductor foundries, has installed Brooks' factory automation execution application, Activity Manager, in its first 300-millimeter (mm) wafer fabrication facility, Fab 7, in Singapore. Activity Manager controls and monitors the manufacturing workflow and automates the decision-making and execution processes across a factory's manufacturing execution system (MES) software and the automated material handling system (AMHS). ...

Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, provides real-time applications that support enterprise-wide initiatives for greater efficiency and productivity in collaborative, complex manufacturing. Brooks' Sense Decide Respond(TM) manufacturing software solutions are the foundation for enterprise initiatives in supply chain execution, closed loop automation, lean manufacturing and enterprise performance management. Installed in the majority of Fortune 500 manufacturers, Brooks Software delivers competitive advantage to aerospace & defense, automotive, high tech, life sciences and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide.

Lean Manufacturing Integration: Innovate and Deliver...

From WebSphere Journal ...

... "IBM Middleware Solution for Electronics Industry Production Solutions addresses the production management process from sourcing to fulfillment by connecting the plant floor, enterprise, and supply chains through the use of collaborative manufacturing infrastructure, MES/SCM/ERP and PLM Solutions, and systems integration. It includes elements of business process design with lean manufacturing techniques. " ...

SPC Software: Brooks Software Enhances Statistical Process Control Solution with ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... proven ability to drive operational efficiency makes it a critical resource for discrete manufacturers enhancing lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and supply chain ...

Enterprise SPC software enables real-time management of shifts in variability in the control of manufacturing processes ...

... Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. and a leading provider of real-time applications for enterprises with collaborative, complex manufacturing operations, today launched SPACE 4.1, an upgrade to its widely deployed statistical process control (SPC) application. Built on Brooks' Sense Decide Respond(TM) real-time enterprise architecture, SPACE 4.1 helps manufacturers implement corporate SPC standards, ensuring immediate response to changes or fluctuations in the manufacturing process for greater product consistency and quality. New and enhanced features include rational sub-grouping, a Java API and an advanced calculation option (ACO) module, as well as broader chart management and offline analytical capabilities. ...

Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, provides real-time applications that support enterprise-wide initiatives for greater efficiency and productivity in collaborative, complex manufacturing. Brooks' Sense Decide Respond(TM) manufacturing software solutions are the foundation for enterprise initiatives in supply chain execution, closed loop automation, lean manufacturing and enterprise performance management. Installed in the majority of Fortune 500 manufacturers, Brooks Software delivers competitive advantage to aerospace & defense, automotive, high tech, life sciences and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. According to recent reports from industry analyst firms AMR Research, ARC and Dataquest/Gartner, Brooks Software is the largest supplier of execution applications to the discrete manufacturing industry. Brooks' adaptive MES solutions deliver a wide range of functionality tailored to support the specific needs of discrete manufacturers, including full product and process traceability and collaborative and multi-site manufacturing.

Lean Six Sigma MES Software: Apriso Enterprise Software Solutions Earn SAP NetWeaver ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA  ... product genealogy, in-line production sequencing, real-time, RFID-based asset management, lean supply, successive refinement (kaizen), six-sigma quality levels ...

... Apriso Corporation announced today that its application software products are now "Certified for SAP NetWeaver" under the SAP NetWeaver(TM) Partner Initiative. The company also announced that it will demonstrate a closed-loop integration of its FlexNet(TM) real-time, event-driven supply chain execution software with SAP(R) solutions on October 11th and 12th, 2004 at the upcoming 2004 APICS(R) International Conference and Exposition in San Diego, Calif. NetWeaver is SAP's Web services-based platform that allows the seamless integration of various components of an enterprise's software infrastructure with widely-used SAP solutions such as mySAP(TM) ERP. ...

Apriso is the pioneer of a significant, new class of enterprise software that for the first time enables global corporations to define, operate, and monitor supply, production and distribution processes in real time, without limits. Using an event-driven, distributed services model, Apriso's software provides such fine-grained visibility and control of both execution processes and key performance indicators that it is an ideal platform for accomplishing the most pressing business initiatives of today: compliance, product genealogy, in-line production sequencing, real-time, RFID-based asset management, lean supply, successive refinement (kaizen), six-sigma quality levels, demand-driven supply (the "Dell" model), and the adaptive enterprise.

Apriso's software, known as FlexNet(R), integrates quickly, easily and naturally into an enterprise's existing software infrastructure, and effectively extends the scope of systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) into the furthest reaches of the extended production and supply network, as required. But unlike these systems, which are based upon a top-down, plan-driven operations orientation, Apriso's event-driven, process-based architecture accommodates any operational model that is based upon real-time collaboration between execution processes, real-time visibility into performance, or the requirement to define, refine, or immediately control workflows throughout the enterprise, and across borders.

Apriso was founded in 1992, and now operates in 11 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. World headquarters are in Long Beach, Calif. Apriso's rapidly-growing customer base of more than 140 customers and over 400 installations worldwide includes such high-profile, global companies as General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, Microsoft, Merck, Lockheed Martin, ITT, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, International Paper, Rubbermaid, Matsushita Avionics Systems, Saint-Gobain, Pechiney, and British American Tobacco.

Six Sigma MES: AMR Research and Hitachi Computer Products (America) Discuss the ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... operations, announced today the company will sponsor an IndustryWeek-hosted online event entitled Learn the Importance of a MES to Six Sigma: Featuring advice ...

... Visiprise, Inc., a recognized leader in helping manufacturers improve quality and compliance by providing solutions that manage and control global operations, announced today the company will sponsor an IndustryWeek-hosted online event entitled Learn the Importance of a MES to Six Sigma: Featuring advice and lessons learned by Hitachi Computer Products (America). The online broadcast will take place on Thursday Sept. 23, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. ...

Visiprise helps manufacturers improve quality and compliance by providing solutions that manage and control global operations for the electronics, aerospace and defense, automotive and medical devices industries. Its flagship solution, Visiprise Manufacturing, is the industry's only platform independent solution that provides visibility and performance management from raw materials through assembled products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Visiprise has more than 10,000 users in 35 countries, and its customers include such leading manufacturers as BAE Systems, Celestica, Philips Lighting, Sun Microsystems and Textron. For more information, visit http://www.visiprise.com .

Manufacturing Execution System MES: BASF Selects AspenTech's Integrated Engineering Solution

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... company's recent decision to select AspenTech's information management solution as the foundation of a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) strategy for ...

... Aspen Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZPN) today announced that BASF, one of the world's leading chemical companies, has signed a multi-year license agreement to deploy AspenTech's integrated engineering solution, which is based on the Aspen Zyqad collaborative engineering environment. BASF will use the software solution in combination with other Aspen Engineering Suite(TM) solutions to enable more efficient work processes for major plant engineering projects. ...

Aspen Technology, Inc. provides industry-leading software and implementation services that enable process companies to increase efficiency and profitability. AspenTech's engineering product line is used to design and improve plants and processes, maximizing returns throughout an asset's operating life. Its manufacturing/supply chain product line allows companies to increase margins in their plants and supply chains, by managing customer demand, optimizing production, and streamlining the delivery of finished products. These two offerings are combined to create solutions for enterprise operations management (EOM), integrated enterprise-wide systems that provide process manufacturers with the capability to dramatically improve their operating performance. Over 1,500 leading companies already rely on AspenTech's software, including Aventis, Bayer, BASF, BP, ChevronTexaco, Dow Chemical, DuPont, ExxonMobil, Fluor, GlaxoSmithKline, Shell, and Total.

Manufacturing Execution System MES: ProfitKey International's Rapid MES Operations Monitor Employs ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... User Conference held recently in Orlando, FL saw the kickoff of Rapid MES Operations Monitor, ProfitKey's fully integrated Manufacturing Execution System ...

... The 2004 ProfitKey National User Conference held recently in Orlando, FL saw the kickoff of Rapid MES Operations Monitor, ProfitKey's fully integrated Manufacturing Execution System featuring handheld monitoring equipment. ...

ProfitKey International (www.profitkey.com) has been providing ERP software for discrete manufacturers for 25 years. The company develops and supports manufacturing software, information and control systems, for make-to-order and make-to-stock manufacturers. Rapid Response Manufacturing is a highly integrated ERP/MES family of products emphasizing finite scheduling, capacity management, cost management, real time data collection and eCommerce collaborative communication with suppliers/vendors.

Six Sigma Manufacturing Software: Visiprise releases upgrade to flagship product

From Control Engineering, United States ... officer of Visiprise. McCloskey says this enables users to build upon Six Sigma and lean manufacturing programs. Quality Management ...

Visiprise is the leading provider of software solutions for real-time visibility and control of manufacturing operations for discrete manufacturers. Visiprise makes the mission-critical role of real-time manufacturing execution a reality within a company's product lifecycle management strategy. Visiprise's flagship solution Visiprise Manufacturing, formerly called SCE, is a web-based, collaborative manufacturing execution system (MES) that helps manage and track the entire production process. Visiprise Manufacturing consists of an integrated series of components working together to define, track and report on shop floor activities so you have the most up-to-date information on which to base production decisions. Visiprise Manufacturing, formerly called SCE, is a web-based, collaborative production management system consisting of a set of components that automate and improve manufacturing processes. With a unique set of capabilities that include manufacturing execution, operations performance management, business process management, and collaborative engineering, Visiprise Manufacturing is a critical part of any manufacturer's product lifecycle management strategy. Visiprise Manufacturing provides production tools and data to any element in the supply chain - in a context-sensitive format that results in actionable decision making.

Lean Manufacturing Software: Reporting System allows data-driven decision making.

From Industrial News Room, NY ... Assembly provides the data and tools necessary to implement and sustain initiatives such as cost reduction, lean manufacturing, six sigma quality and ...

Intelligent Assembly is the only turnkey data reporting system to collect, analyze & report the data necessary to implement and sustain continuous improvement initiatives. IA integrates directly into manual & automated processes providing detailed real-time reporting of all assembly & discrete manufacturing data. Intelligent Assembly is the only comprehensive turnkey assembly information solution on the market today. It was designed by people with years of experience in the manufacturing and assembly business to provide instant access to all of the information necessary to run an efficient assembly cell.

Lean manufacturing efforts strive to minimize any activity that does not contribute to the value of the product. Many efforts such as the organization of work cells, Kaizen, and 5S initiatives play an extremely important part to prepare for efficient manufacturing. After the physical environment is optimized for Lean manufacturing, the actual production operation becomes the greatest opportunity for improvement. Intelligent Assembly supports Lean Manufacturing initiatives by providing process efficiency data that can be used to make informed decisions, rather than guesses, on the best methods to manufacture your product. The data collection module in IA records all of the quality and timing information available in a production process (no more stopwatches necessary). In its most basic use, this data can be used to calculate instantaneous and average cycle times which can then be compared to the defined TAKT time of the process. This data can be displayed on the Cell HMI Terminal and overhead on an i-displays® LED Andon board.

Six Sigma quality: Data-driven decision making has become a key element in the continuous improvement processes of many companies. Intelligent Assembly provides the data on quality necessary to make sound process decisions and provides straightforward analyses to clarify problems and trends. SPC functionality such as real-time X - R and CpK charting can reveal troublesome trends so that corrective action can be taken before parts are rejected. Pareto Charts can identify key contributors to quality problems and rejects. Histograms of collected data provide information on distribution trends. Because all of the material, process, test and inspection data is collected, problem-solving is greatly simplified.

Intelligent Assembly requires minimal customization to fit applications in virtually any industry that employs discrete assembly or production processes. IA integrates smoothly and quickly into both automated and manual assembly cells with virtually no disruption. These systems are easy to install and operate, require minimal training, and truly bridge the information gap between factory floor realities and MRP/ERP/MES systems. Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions is an information software and hardware provider specializing in the collection and organization of data from discrete manufacturing processes. IMS provides full installation, training and support for Intelligent Assembly as well as integration of vision and other inspection systems for rapid data acquisition.

Six Sigma Solutions: Visiprise Accelerates Value for Customers with Launch of ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... The result enables our customers to build upon Six Sigma and lean manufacturing programs to drive increased productivity, lower cost of quality and enhanced ...

Visiprise is the leading provider of software solutions for real-time visibility and control of manufacturing operations for discrete manufacturers in the electronics, aerospace and defense, automotive and medical devices industries. Visiprise's flagship solution, Visiprise Manufacturing is a web-based, collaborative manufacturing execution system (MES) that helps manage and track the entire production process. Visiprise Manufacturing is the industry's only independent platform technology for manufacturing execution providing scalable, integration-ready solutions for a multi-facility enterprise.

Lean Manufacturing Process: Intercim Velocity Shipped to Fortune 100 Aerospace and Defense ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... of a state-of-the-art process execution and control solution for regulated industries requiring mission critical and lean-manufacturing process compliance ...

Intercim develops and applies complete-off-the-shelf (COTS) processes
execution software to improve the productivity of manufacturing and its
associated processes for medium and large enterprises. Customers use the
Intercim suite to meet regulatory compliance through procedural enforcement,
production visibility, quality management, business systems collaboration, and
manufacturing and production intelligence. Intercim transcends the
classification of manufacturing execution systems (MES) provider to encompass
advanced process management for discrete manufacturers. Intercim sells an
enterprise solution that is 100% configurable for managing and enforcing
processes, ensuring quality management and data collection accuracy, and gives
a company's stakeholders the information and analytical tools they need to
make decisions that turn into profits.

FACTORYnet Supports and Facilitates Lean Manufacturing: Intercim’s manufacturing execution system, FACTORYnet, is a powerful information management and control system that supports and facilitates almost all aspects of lean manufacturing. More specific information on how it does this is provided in the following paragraphs.

For common component parts, Kanban can be an effective way to control production. FACTORYnet supports this by providing the capability for electronic Kanban. Electronic Kanban provides on-line, real-time visibility into the production of Kanban controlled parts. For those situations where machines are utilized to produce multiple different Kanban controlled parts or a combination of Kanban controlled parts and order controlled parts, electronic Kanban facilitates the finite scheduling of the work on those machines in order to ensure overall manufacturing synchronization and optimization.

One of the goals of lean manufacturing is better support for mass customization of products. FACTORYnet facilitates this by making it feasible to use small lot sizes, or even orders of quantity one, and single piece flow. This is accomplished through the use of an electronic shop order that consolidates all of the needed information for the order and provides immediate and easy access to the information. By supporting small lot sizes and single piece flow, FACTORYnet facilitates both cycle time reduction and support for mass customization of product.

Lean Manufacturing: Visiprise Announces Users Group Conference - Achieving ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... from AMR Research. He will address the significant subject of applying lean manufacturing concepts to the shop floor. There will ...

Visiprise Manufacturing / Manufacturing Execution
At the core of Visiprise Manufacturing lies the industry's most complete and robust manufacturing execution system (MES). Manufacturing Execution serves as the basis of a complete manufacturing management system for discrete manufacturers. As the central repository for collecting and managing shop floor data, Visiprise Manufacturing allows for complete component- and item-level visibility for single or multi-site installations.

Visiprise Manufacturing is specifically designed to collect data from the sources that produce the data, as well as format the information in an intelligent manner. Context-sensitive data aggregation and presentation allows for roles-based access to pertinent real-time manufacturing data. Visiprise Manufacturing provides a multi-faceted and multi-featured set of capabilities for collecting the data necessary to make decisions.

Visiprise is the leading provider of software solutions for real-time visibility and control of manufacturing operations for discrete manufacturers. Visiprise makes the mission-critical role of real-time manufacturing execution a reality within a company's product lifecycle management strategy.

Visiprise provides systems and services that connect, collect, control, and collaborate with real-time manufacturing data in a multi-tier supply chain. By combining the technologies of manufacturing execution, operations performance management, product data management, quality management, and business process management with enterprise integration strategies, Visiprise enables enterprises to gain substantial improvements in production operations.

Visiprise Manufacturing is the industry's only independent platform technology for manufacturing execution - providing scalable, integration-ready solutions for a multi-facility enterprise. Through our flagship solution, Visiprise Manufacturing enables our customers to take advantage of critical information gathered from the plant floor and to manage and control manufacturing processes across their entire enterprise.

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Alpharetta, GA 30004
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