Intelligent Manufacturing Execution Systems |
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The State of the MES ModelManufacturing Execution System software is now coming into its own. Previously, most companies installed MRP II or cost accounting software and let the production shop floor and manufacturing scheduling look after their own problems. With the need for faster information flow, tighter control, and the need to feed other manufacturing plants based on Just in Time (JIT) systems, the need for better and faster manufacturing software has never been more important. Most Enterprise Resource Planning systems and MRP II systems have always strongly emphasized the planning side of manufacturing, but have not been able to fully address the software needs of the factory floor. Organizations like the IMS (Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Consortium and MESA International (Manufacturing Execution Systems Association) have grown out of the needs of manufacturers and computer hardware and computer software suppliers to set standards for the next generation of manufacturing systems. |
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Papers by PMCCL ConsultantsWe have prepared two summary papers (in Adobe PDF Format) which can give you a feeling for the information and resources available available to manufacturers to assist in structuring the systems needed for today's enterprise.
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The HMS VisionThe Holonics Manufacturing System groups studies and designs software for manufacturing plants with a view to demonstrating how a manufacturing plant can benefit through increased production and lower costs. In particular the HMS studies how robotic systems that can act independently, autonomously, cooperatively and intelligently can improve the bottom line through increased manufacturing performance and adaptability. Current projects include intelligent scheduling, shop floor data collection systems, and systems that improve the interactions of robots in manufacturing cells. |
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Adobe Acrobat & Portable Document Format (PDF)Our papers are available in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe PDF plug-in for your browser, it is available from the Adobe Web Site. Just choose the Adobe Acrobat Reader for your platform, and download the Acrobat Reader Software. When you install the Acrobat Reader Software, it will install the plug-in automatically for Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Netscape. If you are using another browser, download the PDF files we have supplied and view them by opening Adobe Acrobat Reader,nd selecting the PDF file(s) that you downloaded from our site. |
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