Steps in Enterprise Automation / Optimization Sales planning, (rough) capacity planning, availability planning Enterprise Resource Planning, Advanced Planning System (ERP, APS) Horizontal and vertical integration (interfaces to ERP and PCS systems) Material flow management Process / laboratory data acquisition and administration (LIMS, PIMS) Data analysis/process management (data mining, key performance indicators, Performance monitoring, alarm analysis) Training simulators Asset management (preventive maintenance devices / process diagnosis) Production planning (of campaign, space and personnel deployment; production fine planning) Manufacturing execution (electronic batch recording, recipe administration, order accounting, tracing of batches/materials) Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Control systems (PLS, SPS, safety-related systems; recipe control, Start-up / shut-down recipes, load alternation, material flow control) Process optimization (control optimization, advanced control) E-technology & measurement and control technology (sensors, actuators, buses, concepts for power supply and distribution, redundancy concepts, MCC, etc.) Process analysis technniques Process Control Systems Electrical & Instrumentation Logistics control Logistics administration Process

Manufacturing Execution System Offline analysis (lab.) Systems SAP: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) APO Advanced Planner and Optimizer WM Warehouse Management MM Material Management QM Quality Management PP-PI Production Planning Process Industry PM Plant Maintenance Exchange of information Laboratory automation (LIMS) Technical logistics (MIMS) Manufact. prep. (control status) Manufact. execution (batch) Manufact. data evaluation Asset managemt. Perform. monitoring Advanced Process Control Manufacturing Execution System Control system Process control Sensors, actuators PAT online Offline analysis (lab.) Feed logistics Plant - Operation - Process - Laboratory Product logistics

PMT Investment and Assembly Share 23% of Total Plant Investment 1% Supply Chain and Logistics 3% MES Systems 3% Control systems 3% Electroengineering Total costs of plant 100 % 3% Final control equipment 8% classical sensors 2% Process analysis systems Mean value of 15 assessed projects Period: 2000 - 2002