Production controlling needs valid data

Scalable MES solutions impress with high integration capacity for production controllingProduction controlling is of central importance as part of increasing efficiency and optimising production. However, it is only as effective as the key figures from production are valid. This in turn depends on the performance of the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) used. The Augsburg-based full-service provider gbo datacomp is therefore developing comprehensive MES solutions with a high level of integration capacity, which provide meaningful key figures based on production and process data. Production controlling serves as the basis for manufacturing decisions with which companies optimize the use of resources and production processes. Detailed information on machine utilization, throughput and set-up times, and scrap rates not only makes it possible to optimize manufacturing processes, it is also used for personnel planning, for example to implement modern working time and wage models. “Ultimately, production controlling is one of the decisive success factors of a company,” says Michael Möller, managing director of gbo datacomp. “Anyone who relies on incomplete or incoherent data makes the wrong decisions.” Since many companies obtain their key figures from the MES they use, this system must be able to be flexibly adapted to existing processes on the shop floor and business level.The MES professionals at gbo datacomp have recognized this and with BiSoftMes developed a modular and scalable solution that can be easily adapted to the existing manufacturing conditions in the company at any time — even by in-house employees. The high integration capacity of MES ensures valid data analysis, on the basis of which production controlling makes the right decisions and thus ensures the competitiveness of the company.More about this on the gbo MES controller day in Hoffenheim on September 28, 2017.This article was also published in the online edition of Smart Engineering/PLM IT Report published.