Rodney Mullins, Manufacturing Consultant InSource Software Solutions Business Center Drive Richmond, VA (804) MES “Unlocking The Value of Real-time Information”

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW u BACKGROUND. u WHAT IS MES? u MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE. u INTRACK.. u BENEFITS OF INTRACK.

BACKGROUND Intense Competition in Today’s Global Environment places heavy emphasis on... Highly Competitive Highly Competitive Time-to-Market Time-to-Market Customized Products Customized Products Efficiency Efficiency Quality Quality Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Compliance Intense Competition in Today’s Global Environment places heavy emphasis on... Highly Competitive Highly Competitive Time-to-Market Time-to-Market Customized Products Customized Products Efficiency Efficiency Quality Quality Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Compliance

WHAT IS MES?

MES u “Manufacturing Execution Systems deliver information enabling the optimization of production activities from order launch to finished goods. Using current and accurate data, MES guides, initiates, responds to, and reports on plant activities as they occur. “ - MESA

Where does it fit into the Manufacturing Enterprise Enterprise Control Factory Wide Control Supervisory Control Hardware Control BAAN,SAP Intrack InTouch InControl, Fisher, Allen Bradley SolutionsCategoryFunction Manufacturing Execution Systems Business Systems SCADA/HMI Equipment PLC, DCS Scales, Mixers Product Control

What’s The Value Added?  Increased visibility to plant operations - more accurate and timely data for decision making  Delivering information to production personnel to ensure conformance to the specs & requirements  Building a historical database for continuous improvement and to satisfy regulatory requirements  Helping the plant rapidly respond to changes in product, process, people, and procedures  Bridging the gap between plant-level control systems and enterprise-level business systems

Intrack : Power with Flexibility  Graphical software tool for building an MES Application – Model Maker  Extensive “Out-of-the-Box” Functionality  State-of-the-art technology infrastructure  Highly integrated with the industry- leading FactorySuite MMI System  Applicable to a wide range of industries  Low total cost of ownership (TCO) and rapid return on investment (ROI)

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l Inspection and QC data l Ensure that data is collected Queue Time Route Step A Route Step B In-Process Time Cycle Time Scrap Output Materials Input Materials Yield Machine Used Operator Name Work Instructions Data Collection Machine Performance InTrack maintains a comprehensive log of all production activities of all production activities InTrack Covers: ManpowerManpower MaterialsMaterials MachinesMachines MethodsMethods Intrack: Data Collection

Inventory SplitAndMerge Consume Materials ReceiveMaterials Hold/quarantine release control CollectData Ship Materials Intrack: Inventory Transactions

Monitor and Track WIP l Window into the Production Environment 4 Track “dock to dock” 4 Automatic dispatching based on product disposition 4 Follow a production order through the factory 4 Facilitate expediting and prioritizing work l Production Analysis Tool 4 Study production flow and locate bottlenecks 4 Data on cycle times, yields, etc..

 Complete manufacturing history - who, what, when, where, how  Tracks raw materials to finished goods  What materials were used/consumed?  Record all splits, merges  Track both lots and sublots  Define the “right” way to manufacture a product  Provide product and/or customer-specific work instructions to the operators Various graphic and text document formatsVarious graphic and text document formats Bind to Intranet documentsBind to Intranet documents  Track operator certification and authorization (based on requirements) CGMP Requirements and Security

Supply Chain  “Feeding The Beast” Provide accurate data and “close the loop” between plans and actions Satisfy record keeping requirements with no additional expenditures  Provide local WIP tracking and coordination Reduces impact of ERP system outages on plant operations  Automatic/real-time data exchange InTrack has been integrated with many of the leading ERP, Advanced Planning, and Finite Scheduling systems

Delivering Real Results, In Record Time!  40-60% reduction in implementation time and cost with many systems online in less than six months!  Positive feedback from operators: a friendlier user interface, with less training required  Improved product quality & yields via conformance to specs and ongoing process analysis/improvement  Reduction in WIP and inventory levels via increased visibility and accuracy of data, leading to better plans  Better on-time response to the customer via real-time status and easy integration with other enterprise systems  Reduced “cost of compliance” for genealogy and other production and environmental record-keeping

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