Manufacturing Execution System

Oracle MES for Discrete Manufacturing, is comprised of the MES workstation and the MES Supervisor Workbench that can be used by shop floor operators and supervisors.  The MES Workstation for the operator provides a single interface to perform multiple shop floor functions, without navigating to a number of transaction windows. Shop floor operators can view the jobs assigned to specific work centers, view requirements and instructions for performing work. The Manufacturing Execution System can be
configured for actions, display, security, and transactions for both the operator and supervisor.

MES Workstation

• Configurable dispatch list driven execution
• Configurable work content and sequential display of instructions
• Clock-in/clock-out for actual time capture
• Enhanced shop floor transaction reporting
• Integration with Oracle Quality
• Streamlined material transactions with lot and serial entry
• Shop floor exception reporting

MES Supervisor Workbench

• Exceptions summary view with drill down capabilities
• Exception impact assessment and resolution
• Anticipated capacity or resource shortages for bottleneck resources
• View of the current state of the shop floor
• Capabilities to expedite jobs and reorder dispatch lists
• Reporting resource usages
• View of job transaction history
• Access to job and resource workbenches
• Access to manufacturing management DBI

Flexibility and Configurabilty

• MES Administrator role to setup and configure the parameters
• 27 parameters that control the user interface layout, content, system behavior and security
• Ability to configure parameters at several levels - site, role, organization, department
• Short cut keys for some of the frequently used actions

Dispatch Lists
Dispatch lists, a listing of all job operations in the queue for work, are the workstation starting point. You have the flexibility to view dispatch lists for one particular resource or resource instance, across multiple resources or departments, or an entire organization. Viewing options and content are customized by the parameter settings in the Administrator mode. This includes the criteria for current or scheduled work, and the order presented on the list.

Employee Tracking
You can have one or several employees working on a job operation. The shop floor labor resources are tracked using employee badge numbers and resource instances.

Resource Consumption
Resource consumption reporting is supported through direct entry of all hours worked on a task—Clock In and Clock Out. The system captures the machine or person performing the work.

Clock In and Job On
Clock In flags the job operation as started, and records the start time for resource usage calculation. Clock In and Clock Out indicate the status of a specific operation and is displayed in the dispatch list. In an environment where multiple employees can potentially work on the same job operation, Job On is an action indicating that the job operation has commenced. In an environment where only one employee is working on a job at a time, the Job On and Clock In buttons can be combined into one action.

Exception Reporting
Exceptions are reported and displayed for occurrences preventing work on a job operation. Examples include material shortages, labor shortage, machine downtime, or quality problems. When you are notified about exceptions, you can view other job operations affected and take action in the resolution (such as utilizing an alternate resource).

Lot and Serial Number Assignment
The workstation supports the ability to assign lot and serial numbers during work order completion. Manual entry of multiple components, from the same serial or lot number range, can be recorded on a single entry line.