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Paper-Less MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems

"Visibly Better Execution"

What is an MES?

“A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a dynamic information system that drives
effective execution of manufacturing operations.

Using current and accurate data, MES guides, triggers, and reports on plant activities as events occur.

The MES set of functions manages production operations from point of order release into manufacturing to point of product delivery into finished goods.

MES software provides mission critical information about production activities to others across the organization and supply chain via bi-directional communication.”

Introduction to Paper-Less MES:

Paper-Less, LLC, located in Oconomowoc, WI has been specializing in Manufacturing Execution (MES) Software for Infor (formerly MAPICS) ERP environments, since 1984.

Built upon 20+ years of discrete manufacturing experience, and leveraging data collection, quality and Lean manufacturing best practices, the Paper-Less MES solutions deliver immediate business impact to your enterprise, with greater shop floor control, seamless collaboration and increased traceability of your manufacturing processes.

Paper-Less MES software allows enterprise-wide access to real-time manufacturing information.

Infor, the largest global provider of enterprise software, recently announced the availibility of their MES Suite (Paper-Less MES) for XA Customers.

Read the Press Release>>>

What does it really mean?

MES – Manufacturing Execution Systems can mean many different things to many different people.

At Paper-Less, MES embodies our vision.

Manufacturing - Our focus is Manufacturing. It is all we do. 100% of Paper-Less’ customers are manufacturers, and discrete manufacturers at that. The more complex you look, the better we look.

Execution – Execution is what it’s all about. ERP says what is planned, Execution says what happens.

Systems – Systems are needed to help bridge the gap between that which is planned, and that which is happening out on the floor.

Paper-Less’ core MES products are designed to handle:

• time and attendance
• labor reporting
• production reporting
• quality reporting
• non-conformance
• corrective action
• kanban management
• takt rate boards
• heijunka scheduling
• supplier performance
• inventory management tools....

The label itself – MES – suggests a system. A system is a series of integrated parts working together to achieve a goal. Our goal is to do just that, offer an integrated system to help you manage your production operation to enable achievement of your goals.

It has taken us years to learn but ERP planning systems alone can leave a pretty big void in a closed loop information system. As we have learned to implement pull systems in our manufacturing execution processes, why do we continue to accept push systems with our ERP systems taking guesses at what might happen on the shop floor?

MES – Manufacturing Execution Systems is what it’s all about. Without an MES toolset, your educated guess is the best way to fill the void in the information flow. Or you could wait until tomorrow when the information is collected, keyed into the ERP system, validated, and posted. Then you would know what was going on – yesterday.

MES software provides a means to fill the void and bridge the gap. Providing real-time data collection tools. Paper-Less offers a state-of-the-art MES tool with a current design concept that supports a mixed mode manufacturer who has a blend of traditional and Lean based manufacturing principles.

Vision:

Our vision forms our value statement:

" Paper-Less intends to deliver a single system to converge historically divergent, disparate systems to offer a common user interface, feeding a common database, with common information from the production floor".

This integration enables unprecedented capabilities as our manufacturing customers take strides toward employing Lean principles in a traditional order based production environments.

Computers on the shop floor enable two way communications to minimize or even eliminate the dependency on the shop packet. Prioritized work order lists, work instructions, engineering drawings, order holds, messaging, and many other similar features empower the production worker at the work center where the information is most needed.

Real-time reporting means real-time access to accurate data. Touch screen interfaces ease the learning curve and day to day use of the system. Downstream, manually intensive batch processes are eliminated in favor of point of origin data collection.

MES is considered a “core” application at Paper-Less.

MES is one of the few remaining transaction support systems left to be installed by a surprising majority of customers.

When we think of return on investment, MES pays fast and significant dividends.

Additional Information:

Paper-Less MES Overview.pdf