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When selecting Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) software for your manufacturing operations, it’s essential to evaluate how well they integrate with your existing systems, support compliance, and optimize your production processes. Below are key areas to consider, highlighting the differentiating capabilities and benefits of Eyelit Technologies' APS and MES solutions.

Key differentiating capabilities
of APS and MES integration

Real-time planning and scheduling

The APS software offers real-time planning, enabling dynamic adjustments to production schedules based on actual conditions. This system ensures efficient resource allocation and addresses supply chain variability, even across multiple sites. When integrated with the MES, it synchronizes the real-time data from shop floor activities, allowing manufacturers to adjust on-the-fly for improved operational efficiency.

Production process monitoring

The MES provides real-time monitoring and control over production processes, from tracking Work in Progress (WIP) to inventory management. Integrating the MES with the APS ensures complete visibility into production schedules and workflows, providing a comprehensive approach to optimizing operations and addressing disruptions.

Artificial intelligence & Gen-AI

Artificial Intelligence (Deep Neural Networks, Generative AI) and Machine Learning (Supervised and Unsupervised Learning) tools have recently proven to be groundbreaking in providing both predictive and corrective analysis for supply chain and manufacturing optimization, aligned with broader trends in the tech industry. Generative AI shows great promise in helping users navigate the complexities of an advanced APS-MES system more.

Regulatory compliance

The APS and MES software are designed to comply with various industry regulations. The solution includes features for traceability, electronic signatures, and adherence to FDA 21 CFR Part 11. WAPS, when integrated with MES, APS supports quality management to ensure production schedules align with regulatory and quality standards.

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Meeting stringent constraints while increasing paint batches and managing two-tone sequences

Reducing Plant Complexity and Changeovers:
Better handling of the constraints associated with various production areas leads to improved outputs on the lines.

Integration and compatibility

System integration

The APS and MES solutions must seamlessly integrate with existing ERP, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems. This ensures a unified data flow, making decision-making more accurate and responsive across the entire production network.

Deployment flexibility

The APS and MES solutions offer flexible deployment options, including cloud, on-premise, and hybrid models, ensuring alignment with your IT infrastructure. The MES provides rapid deployment and integration, enabling manufacturers to leverage their system without extended downtime.

Real-world benefits of APS and MES integration

Optimized production planning

The APS optimizes production schedules by considering resource availability, capacity, and material constraints. When integrated with the MES, these schedules are constantly updated to reflect real-time conditions, allowing manufacturers to maximize efficiency and reduce idle time on the shop floor.

Improved responsiveness

With real-time feedback from the MES, the APS can dynamically adjust schedules in response to changes like demand fluctuations, supply chain disruptions, or machine breakdowns, ensuring agility and better decision-making.

Reduced inventory costs

The APS helps to minimize inventory levels by ensuring production is tightly aligned with demand. The MES provides visibility into WIP and material usage, further ensuring that inventory is optimized, reducing carrying costs while maintaining on-time delivery.

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Composable MES & APS solution stack optimizes smart factory operations

The Composable Smart Factory Solution Stack which combines planning, scheduling, order management, sequencing, dispatching and execution is a foundational set of apps, modules, and solvers that make it easy to deploy a smart manufacturing solution within and across your factories.

Production scheduling and scalability with APS

Scalable solutions

The APS allows manufacturers to adapt to changing conditions with quick scheduling and rescheduling capabilities. Whether for single-line or multi-line configurations, the solution is adaptable and scalable to meet growing production demands.

Patented sequencing algorithms

The APS leverages patented algorithms to deliver optimal production sequencing solutions, ensuring minimal disruptions and maximum efficiency. This allows manufacturers to manage multi-stage operations seamlessly and align production schedules with actual shop floor capabilities.

Compliance and security

Regulatory adherence

Both the APS and the MES software provide the necessary tools to help companies comply with industry standards. The MES ensures full traceability and quality management, while the APS supports scheduling constraints to ensure production remains compliant with regulatory obligations.

Security measures

The solutions offer encryption, access controls, and regular audits, ensuring data security and protecting sensitive information throughout the manufacturing process.

Achieve Operational Efficiencies and ROI

4%-

reduced
fixed asset growth

5%+

increase in
revenue

5%+

increase in
gross margin

10%+

reduction in
labor costs

80%+

OEE
performance

98%

planned capacity
utilization

Real results with the right MES and APS

When evaluating APS and MES software, it’s essential to choose systems that integrate seamlessly, support compliance, and offer scalability for future growth. Eyelit Technologies’ integrated APS and MES solutions are designed to optimize your manufacturing processes, enhance resource utilization, and ensure regulatory compliance, setting your organization on a path to increased efficiency and agility in the modern manufacturing landscape.

By addressing the critical aspects of integration, compliance, and scalability, these systems provide the necessary foundation for Industry 4.0 transformation, ensuring your manufacturing operations stay competitive, efficient, and fully compliant.

Key compliance areas for both APS and MES
solutions at Eyelit Technologies

By ensuring compliance across both MES and APS systems, manufacturers can maintain high levels of efficiency, quality, safety, and regulatory adherence, safeguarding both their operations and products.

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