WCA March 2016

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New MES features for optimised planning

ADVARIS Informationssysteme has released the latest version of the detailed planning and scheduling module of its cable manufacturing execution system (MES). It is now possible to read in data of a customer enquiry – such as article number, quantity and desired deadline – and from them automatically identify the best possible delivery date. The detailed planning and scheduling module makes a comparison of the request data with the firm’s current production data. This provides the sales department with a fast, reliable and verifiable basis for confirming the date to the customer. Another new feature is a special process for dealing with bottlenecks. Potential bottlenecks among the machines are pinpointed and the sequencing of orders is optimised accordingly. This feature cuts setup times to a minimum and enables deadlines to be reliably met. “Every minute of downtime saved at a machine bottleneck counts double. The rest of the factory is planned around this, ensuring that, as far as possible, machines where potential bottlenecks may occur are supplied with the relevant materials just-in-time,” said Advaris CEO Dr Manfred Moser. “Bottleneck” planning is complemented by the Advaris MRO module (maintenance, repair and overhaul). By initiating preventive maintenance based on continuous condition monitoring of the machines, Advaris MRO ensures that the relevant machine is actually operative and available at the specified time. Another advantage of the detailed planning and scheduling module is that it also enables production employees’ qualification profiles for operating specific machines and dealing with specific product types to be defined and compared. Once these profiles have been entered, the planning module represents the need for personnel, itemised according to qualification, machine and time period, thus simplifying the deployment of personnel. Advaris Informationssysteme GmbH – Germany Website : www.advaris.com ❍ The bottleneck-orientated scheduling of ADVARIS Cable MES optimises production processes and improves reliability of delivery

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