Siemens Opcenter Execution Process

Introducing Siemens Opcenter for MOM

Siemens Opcenter is a leading portfolio of Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) software products aimed to enable all organizations to implement their strategies for the complete digitalization of manufacturing operations. The Siemens Opcenter technology architecture was built to be flexible and easily adaptable to the specific requirements of different industrial processes – both in process manufacturing and discrete manufacturing. The highly scalable platform delivers powerful capabilities and enables manufacturers to combine production efficiency with production quality and production visibility to optimize their processes and significantly reduce their time-to-market.

IndX has been working with the Siemens MOM offering for as long as it has existed. We have built a global team of business, technical, implementation and integration specialists with a level of expertise in these products that our customers could not find anywhere else in the world. Siemens Opcenter MOM solutions we deliver cover:

• Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Manufacturing Quality Management
• Manufacturing Intelligence and Performance Management
• Research, Development and Laboratory Management

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About Siemens Opcenter Execution Process (SIMATIC IT UAPI)

Within this Siemens MOM offering, Opcenter Execution is a portfolio of industry and process-specific Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) designed to enable organizations to monitor, control and manage all the activities, resources and work-in-progress (WIP) on the factory floor and across their enterprise during the execution of production.

Siemens Opcenter Execution Process (formerly known as SIMATIC IT UAPI) is a leading MES designed for the unique requirements of the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing, Food & Beverage Manufacturing and Chemical Manufacturing industries. Opcenter Execution Process has been developed to cover the entire process value chain, from receiving incoming material to distributing produced goods, integrated with quality control, production planning and scheduling as well as reporting, production trends and advanced analysis. Opcenter Execution Process enables companies to increase efficiency and flexibility throughout their manufacturing processes while ensuring quality at the same time.

Manufacturing execution capabilities include vertical integration, process orchestration, genealogy and reporting covering end-to-end processes such as material receiving, production and material outbound. Integrated quality management handles sampling, analysis and evaluation of quality results seamlessly tied to specific manufacturing events. To support and facilitate New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, Siemens Opcenter Execution Process enables the transformation of recipes from “generic” specifications to detailed “master” instructions, ready for order scheduling and execution. Siemens Opcenter Execution Process integrates with other enterprise systems such as ERP, Production Planning & Scheduling, Product Specification Management, LIMS, Electronic Batch Record (EBR) Management, Quality Management and Manufacturing Intelligence.

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Target Manufacturing Sectors

• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturing
• Food & Beverage manufacturing
• Chemical manufacturing

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Features of Siemens Opcenter Execution Process (SIMATIC IT UAPI)

• Track and monitor all work-in-progress (WIP), resources and activities on the factory floor
• Synchronize production execution and operations across multiple sites
• Collect operational data from production equipment and processes
• Guide operators executing production with interactive work instructions and step validation requirements
• Define equipment rules and properties (minimum/maximum capacity of tanks/silos, material processing restrictions)
• Track equipment usage and performance, and manage equipment maintenance
• Track and manage the movement and storage of materials, in-process items and finished products
• Create and trace material samples and share results/analysis with integrated Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
• Facilitate batch creation and definition process with integrated Electronic Batch Records (EBR)
• Real-time performance reporting against historic and/or expected results (resource utilization, resource availability, product unit cycle time, conformance to schedule, etc.)
• Model alternative operations to pre-define how to overcome resource bottlenecks
• Monitor production processes and provide decision support to operators to make improvements or corrections (within a single process and/or from one operation to the next)
• Track and record production status and disposition of work in real time (personnel, materials, current status, alarms, rework, non-conformances)
• Record production information allowing forward and backward traceability of components and their use within each end product (genealogy)
• Record materials per work order operation (material requirements, materials consumed, materials produced/actuals)
• Manage work order dispatching, sequencing, execution and changes
• Access and update production documentation (work instructions, recipes, SOPs, batch records, laboratory/design change notices, etc.)
• Define sequence and timing of operations based on priorities and rules associated with specific production equipment and product traits
• Pause a workflow execution until a predefined condition is met (e.g. pending laboratory analysis of collected samples)
• Manage and control quality throughout manufacturing process with focus on prevention (product measurements, checklists, defect detection)
• Detect, sentence and repair non-conformances according to configurable rework processes
• Allocate and control all resources utilized in manufacturing (equipment, tools, labor, skills, materials, procedures, documents, etc.)
• Perform material calls and calls for replenishment
• Integration with other enterprise software systems (ERP, Product Specification Management, LIMS, Electronic Batch Record (EBR) Management, Quality/SPC, Manufacturing Intelligence, Production Planning & Scheduling, etc.)