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Manufacturing Execution System. Oliver L. Hung 11-09-2003. Definition. MES are at the heart of CIM. The simplest model of CIM has MES as the middle ground between ERP systems and individual machine and automation controls
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Manufacturing Execution System Oliver L. Hung 11-09-2003
Definition • MES are at the heart of CIM. The simplest model of CIM has MES as the middle ground between ERP systems and individual machine and automation controls • ERP systems handle financial functions, customer orders and send production requests to the factory floor. MES provide overall control and management of the factory floor, and provide updated information the ERP. (Semiconductor International 1997)
ERP-MES-Control Data Flow MESA International-White Paper
MES Technology Model Current MES architecture incorporates a data model and communication mechanism per vendor’s system – which could represent one or many MES functions, plus APIs for interfacing to external systems and EDI to link outside the corporation. MESA International-White Paper
MES Functions • Resource Allocation and Status • Operations/Detail Scheduling • Dispatching Production Units • Document Control • Data Collection/Acquisition • Labor Management • Quality Management • Process Management • Maintenance Management • Product Tracking and Genealogy • Performance Analysis
Major Products • Consilium • HP-Compaq • IBM
Consilium-Applied Materials • WorkStream MES I functionality provides solutions in five main areas: • Process Tracking and Monitoring • Automation and Integration • Quality and Engineering Management • Scheduling and Dispatching • Reporting and Data Warehousing
Consilium-Applied Materials • FAB300 MES II
IBM • SiView • Object-oriented applications a strength of SiView Standard. • Scheduling • Specification Manager • Materials Manager • Quality Manager • Automation Manager • Common Object Support Services (COSS) from IBM • Event Notification Services • Business Object Server • Systems Management • eProduction
HP-Compaq • SemiSuite • PROMIS • ENCORE!