Advanced Planning and scheduling (APS)
FEATURES
>Comprehensive finite capacity planning
>What-if scenario analysis
>Live schedule adherence Gantt chart
>Real-time progress feedback from the factory floor
BENEFITS
>Comprehensive finite capacity planning to model all the constraints of your supply chain and manufacturing operations
>Plans based on the real-time performance of the factory
>Provide a single source of truth for planning priorities so everyone is pulling in the same direction
>Live visibility of schedule adherence – early warnings of issues prevent the need to fire-fight
>Scenario planning and what-if analysis to understand the impact on your business of any changes to demand, production, deliveries, shift patterns etc.
Asset Performance Management
>Down time recording
>Automatic data-acquisition
>Tool tracking & management
>Realtime OEE monitoring
Paperless Factory
FEATURES
>Electronic work-to lists
>Electronic work instructions and drawings
>Bar code scanning
>Touchscreen-based SFDC
BENEFITS
>Efficient shop-floor data collection on any device including touch screens, bar-code scanners, RFID, tablets and interfaces to automated equipment
>Remove paper, spreadsheets and manual processes to create a paperless factory
>Base decisions on information that is more comprehensive, more accurate and more up-to-date than ever before
Quality and Compliance Management
FEATURES
>Quality checks
>Electronic device history records (eDHR)
>Non-conformance and issue management
>Detailed manufacturing workflow definition and enforcement
>Document links
>Rework routings
>Rework recording
BENEFITS
>Operators are always presented with the latest version of instructions and documentation
>Ensure that the optimum sequence of operations is consistently followed
>‘Active’ skills matrix to ensure that operators only work on tasks they are qualified to perform
>Enforced quality checks and workflow for non-conformances
>Auditable evidence that correct procedures have been followed
Manufacturing KPIs and Performance Management
FEATURES
Mestec has > 130 standard dashboards and KPIs including:
>Labour utilisation, performance and productivity
>On-time delivery performance
>Right-first-time
>Current schedule adherence
>WIP status & tracking
>Asset performance including OEE
>Actual vs standard cost analysis
>Scrap & rejects
>Rework and scrap cost
>Downtime analysis
>Bottleneck identification
>Production output
BENEFITS
>Real-time dashboards and alerts trigger action before problems escalate
>Information at finger tips: no need for progress-chasing
>No spreadsheets required; just a browser
>No compiling reports in Excel
>Drive continuous improvement
>Give staff the information they need to make better decisions
>Highlight opportunities for productivity improvement in real-time
>Create a continuous improvement culture with live shop-floor big-screen dashboards
>See rapid improvements in quality, cost and delivery
