Top 6 Tips to Deliver a Successful MES Project Chris McLaughlin SCADA & MES Specialist / Vertech

SCADA & MES Specialist / Vertech Chris McLaughlin SCADA & MES Specialist / Vertech

What is a Successful Project? Integrator and End User definitions of a successful project are different Integrator Goals End User Goals Profitable Project On Budget Consistent Engineer Utilization On Time Complete all the scope objectives Deliver Value (repeat business) User Adoption Continuous Improvement “More boxes out the door or less cars in the parking lot” ROI

What can make a MES implementation fail? 3 Real-Life Examples Invest millions, then pull back to small feature set MES Invest millions, stop the implementation, rip and replace MES Great feature set, no adoption, no use

That you can use right when you go back to work My Goal 6 Specific Strategies That you can use right when you go back to work

Team Approach and Change Management 1 Team Approach, stakeholders, operator input, change management Project Lead Engineering and IT Executive Representative Someone who: Understands how the Process Works Understands how the Process Makes Money Understands how to Make the Process More Efficient Can Affect Change on an Equipment and Human Level Operators Team Leads Who owns the project once it is implemented? Material management Rates management Codes management Modifications and Additions

Team Approach and Change Management 1 Kotter’s 8 Steps For Leading Change Vertech.com/ICC Image by TRACC

Process Map 2 Processes

Process Map 2 LucidCharts.com

Features and Calculations 3 Line or Machine Products Availability Downtime Tracking Performance Quality Statuses, Events, Triggers Theory and Calculations Screens Details

Features and Calculations 3 Vertech.com/ICC

30%, 60% and 90% Reviews 4 Scheduled Review Workshops 30%: Main overview screen, 1 – 2 sub screens, wireframes of the rest Purpose: review look and feel, content understanding, major edits 60%: Majority of the screens in a semi-finished state, back-end developing Purpose: review content on the new screens and revisions, possibly a simulated demo, minor edits and content 90%: All screens in a mostly-finished state, back-end is nearing completion Purpose: review revisions from the 60%, simulated demo possibly with live content from the plant floor, very minor content comments

Actionable Information 5 Actionable Information: Providing information to the right person at the right time with context so that they can make a decision and act. 24.83 ft 7.00 ft 52A 105A

Actionable Information 5 OEE: 68% Status: Line Down Quality: 100% Availability: 85% Performance: 80% Rate: 327 pph OEE: 68% (warning color) Status: Line Down (current time, total time) Quality: 100% (neutral gray) Availability: 85% (neutral gray) Performance: 80% (warning color) Rate: 327 pph (target 400 pph, average 320 pph) Top 3 downtime reasons Top 3 performance reasons Total delay in minutes: A=36 min, P= 60 minutes Text operations manager if delay > or = 1 hour Email maintenance lead if availability < or = 70%

UX for OEE – Original Screen 6

UX for OEE – Squint Test 6

UX for OEE – Color 6

UX for OEE – Space 6 12.5% 2.5% 60% 10%

UX for OEE – Space 6

UX for OEE – Audience and Context 6

UX for OEE – Comparison 6

UX for OEE – Redesign 6