Real-time plant/ERP integration

Author

Kolz, Ronald J.

Author_Institution

Syst., Man, & Cybern Soc., Mayfield Heights, OH, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

2092

Abstract

Manufacturing companies need to synchronize operating decisions made using ERP systems with plant floor operation because events at production plants directly affect business goals. Plant/ERP gateways allow companies to leverage production information to improve asset efficiency, reduce manufacturing cycle times, and provide reliable delivery dates to customers when orders are placed. Once companies understand the business advantages of plant/ERP integration, they must realize that ERP systems don´t want raw sensor data from manufacturing plants. Calculations must be supported with predefined data transformation routines. Similarly, data unification software addresses the problem of inaccurate plant data. Finally, flexible analysis tools enable all employees to understand how their actions impact the cost and profit of the manufacturing business

Keywords

computer aided production planning; manufacturing resources planning; real-time systems; ERP systems; asset efficiency; business goals; data transformation routines; data unification software; enterprise resource planning; flexible analysis tools; inaccurate plant data; manufacturing cycle times; manufacturing plants; operating decisions; plant floor operation; plant/ERP gateways; production information; real-time plant; reliable delivery dates; Collaborative software; Companies; Costs; Enterprise resource planning; Manufacturing; Production systems; Raw materials; Real time systems; Solids; Supply chains;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2000 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nashville, TN

ISSN

1062-922X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6583-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.2000.886424

Filename

886424