1. Manufacturing Execution Systems

2. Why MES?
Missing link between PCS and corporate systems (typically ERP)
PCS attached to devices on factory floor
Often proprietary technologies
Export data as text
Often left unconnected
Or managed by specialists (non-IT)
Critical systems (eg: BGE)
Requirement for compliance
ERP does not finish where PCS begins
Invoke different competences

3. Who? A different set of vendors
Specialising in manufacturing systems (ex-CIM vendors) – eg: Camstar
Different philosophy
Attention to local differences
Used to dealing with production managers
More of a “front end” system
Market still relatively under-equipped (unlike ERP)

4. InSite Enterprise Applications
LIVESYNC
LIVEALERT
LIVEVIEW
LIVECONNECT
COLLABORATION LEVEL
LIVERELAY
Other
System
SITE LEVEL
PLANT A
PLANT B
PLANT C

5. InSite Total Solution Enterprise Integration (Camstar’s LiveConnect)
Plant 1
Plant 2
Paperless
DHR/EBR
CAPA
Paperless
DHR/EBR
CAPA
Global Manufacturing Data
Supplier Quality
Training
Supplier Quality
Training
Electronic Signature
RMA
Electronic Signature
RMA
Production
Production
Why Camstar
You’ve seen other systems as well as Camstar’s InSite. If you are like others you may be saying to yourself – “What is the unique value of Camstar’s Insite that makes it the company I should partner with?”
Well from our experience, we call tell you that there are three traits that are required for your long term success.
What are these traits?
First is flexibility - the flexibility to meet your needs today and into the future.
An expertly engineered solution - not just a well marketed solution but one that is truly designed well and built correctly.
And finally and very important to this stage of your decision process: to be sure the solution is a safe investment.
I’m sure, that a safe investment is at the top of your list now that you’re ready to make a decision on which software package to buy.
Maintenance & Calibration
Document
Control
SPC
Maintenance & Calibration
Document
Control
SPC
Enterprise Business Intelligence
(Camstar’s LiveView and LiveAlert)
> Reporting
> Alerts
> Dashboard
> Corporate Portal

6. Workflow Modeling
A workflow consists of multiple process steps, each of which references a specification or …
… another workflow which consists of its own steps

7. Publishes XML documents from any transaction
InSite XML Connect
Publishes XML documents from any transaction
Processes all inbound transactions from XML
Business Process Integration (BPI) Center
Based on Microsoft's BizTalk Server EAI framework
Business logic and process flows
Best practices for data integration between the InSite and ERP applications
ERP Application Adapter
Transforms and processes inbound transactions to ERP
Produces and transforms outbound transactions from ERP
LiveConnect for Business Process Integration (BPI)
XML Services
Adapter for BPI
Business Process Integration Center
BPI Rapid Deployment Library
LiveConnect Adapter for External Applications

8. Mfg Order, Material List
InSite and ERP Processing Touch Points
ERP
Planning
Raw Materials
Mfg Order, Material List
Finished Goods
WIP Move
WIP Quantity
Change
WIP Starts
WIP Completions
WIP

9. LiveRelay Summary
Plant A
Ship units
Plant B
Receive units

10. Start units from Plant A
LiveRelay Process
Plant A
Plant B
Ship units to Plant B
Start units from Plant A
Send XML with units
Receive XML and units
Routing Server
Execute Instructions
Reply Instructions
Deliver XML Documents

11. Typical Multi-Site Processes
Plants have same capability
Utilize capacity when needed
Information from each plant transferred and returned with units
Plant A
Plant B

12. Typical Multi-Site Processes
Plants have specialized capability
Units are transferred to multiple plants sequentially
Information from all preceding plants stays with units
Plant A
Plant B
Plant C

13. Typical Multi-Site Processes
Units are transferred to a sub contractor, then continue at new plant
Information from all preceding plants stays with units if sub contractor using InSite
Plant A
Sub Contractor
Plant C

14. Conclusion on MES At present only manufacturing sites
No critical mass in the market
Not really competitors of ERP vendors but have power to change the market
No notion of a single instance anywhere
Maintains local power but provide powerful linkages