A shared system map
Document how equipment, SCADA, MES, ERP and reporting tools interact, including manual steps and disconnected information.
Connect the factory floor to the decisions above it.
Make production, quality and business systems work from a shared understanding of what is happening on the floor.
Discuss this serviceWhen production figures are retyped into spreadsheets and business systems, information arrives late and definitions drift. Integration begins by deciding which system owns each fact, how it moves and who acts when it is wrong.
Document how equipment, SCADA, MES, ERP and reporting tools interact, including manual steps and disconnected information.
Define data contracts, identifiers, validation, retry behaviour and reconciliation for the business processes that matter.
Agree responsibility across operations, IT, engineering and suppliers so integrations remain supportable after launch.
Connectivity interruptions should be part of the design. Discuss buffering, local operation, reconciliation and recovery alongside access control and appropriate separation between operational and business networks.
The starting point is an inventory of existing systems, available interfaces, licences and supplier constraints. Recommendations should follow that assessment.
Start with the business problem and required capabilities. A new MES may be appropriate, but an integration assessment can also identify improvements using existing systems.
Tell us what is happening on your factory floor.
We’ll start with the right questions.