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Manufacturing Process Management
Learn more
about MPM (Manufacturing Process Management) and where it
fits. MPM basically is between the technologies of Product
Design (CAD/CAM/PDM that define
What products are
made) and the technologies of Product Scheduling (MRP/ERP/MES
that define When
products are made). With MPM, Industrial, Manufacturing and
Process Engineers define
How products are made by taking product
engineering BOM’s (Bills of Material) and defining process
sequence, time and resource requirement information. In
addition they evaluate processes for safety (ergonomics),
create and distribute shop floor work instructions, identify
quality issues (FMEA’s) and quality
validation/error-proofing procedures (Control Plans), and
then they provide this information to MRP/ERP systems, as
well as to the shop floor in a controlled manner (per ISO
requirements).
Select the link below to download this whitepaper in Adobe
PDF:
Process Engineering involves the definition of the manufacturing process associated resources and
necessary for producing an end-item or component. This seminar will present the different data
models and associated data/work flows commonly found in commercial and in-house process engineering
applications. In addition, the strengths and weaknesses of these different models in conjunction with Intranet/Internet
deployment technologies, and communication methods via XML and PSL will be shown.
Material Handling and Part Flow:
Evaluation,
Reduction, and Elimination of Excess Material Flow within
Industrial Facilities
Materials handling involves the Movement (relocation) of Materials (container, parts, tooling, kanban triggers) using Methods (fork trucks, people, carts). The focus of any improvement study is aimed largely at improving, or eliminating the Movement of material because the Materials and Methods themselves may neither be conducive to change nor offer significant benefits for cost and time savings.
Ergonomics: Ergonomic
Assessment Tools Available Through Proplanner
Proplanner offers three unique methods for ergonomic
evaluation. They take into consideration all the data within
the individual programs in order to improve safety and spot
hazards fast.
Case studies prove Proplanner
Automotive Manufacturing Plant
(click link to download PDF)
The goal of the project was
to perform a thorough indirect labor review of the
Production Control Department at an automotive manufacturing
plant. The review was to identify areas of opportunity to
increase operator and equipment utilization resulting in
reduced plant cost and reallocation of underutilized
manpower to meet projected Indirect Manpower Target Levels;
with a defined manpower reduction objective.
More Case Studies Coming Soon!
If you would like to see more summarized results for some of the
case studies that will be presented soon, some details are shared
for each product within the Take a Tour, underneath
Products, in the website menu.
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