Flexible MES Cloud Solution Lowers Total Cost and Increases Manufacturing Velocity
公司规模
1,000+
产品
- 42Q MES cloud based solution
技术栈
- Cloud Computing
实施规模
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
影响指标
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
技术
- 基础设施即服务 (IaaS) - 云计算
适用行业
- 可再生能源
适用功能
- 离散制造
- 流程制造
用例
- 自动化制造系统
- 供应链可见性(SCV)
服务
- 云规划/设计/实施服务
关于客户
The customer in this case study is a major clean energy Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). They are involved in the production of complex industrial systems that involve critical subassemblies produced using advanced chemistry and processing. The company operates multiple manufacturing facilities and was in the process of opening a new factory. Their product lines are diverse, involving both high volume/low mix and low volume/high complexity manufacturing. The company was facing challenges with their existing Manufacturing Execution System (MES), which was not adequate for their needs and would not be able to scale to meet their new product manufacturing challenges.
挑战
A major clean energy OEM was in need of a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that could handle two very different types of production and provide visibility across multiple manufacturing facilities. Their product is a complex industrial system with critical subassemblies produced using advanced chemistry and processing. With a new factory opening in a matter of weeks, their existing MES system was not adequate. The older system would not be able to scale to meet their new product manufacturing challenges. These challenges included the flexibility to handle product lines that are both high volume/low mix and low volume/high complexity, traceability of chemical modules produced in one facility and integrated into systems in another facility, variability and ease of use in the user interface to adapt to different manufacturing and operator setups, and providing complete visibility across several plants around the world.
解决方案
The customer chose the 42Q MES cloud-based solution due to its speed of deployment and flexibility. They were impressed by the advanced features and maturity of the solution, including simple integration with major life cycle management and ERP systems such as Oracle and Agile. The solution provided updated work instructions that could be pulled from Agile and viewed by 42Q users instantly. If training had not been completed by the user, operation was not permitted. The solution also offered no infrastructure to install or maintain, flexibility to handle high and low mix products in one solution, a subscription model that provides pricing predictability, and complete, proven functionality and seamless integration between lifecycle management and ERP systems. The 42Q Deployment services team used a proven approach based on experience with over 30 other facility deployments. They used a Rapid Production Model (RPM) implementation methodology which is based on structured templates. A structured and weekly deployment plan was implemented.
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