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	Flexible MES Cloud Solution Lowers Total Cost and Increases Manufacturing Velocity

Flexible MES Cloud Solution Lowers Total Cost and Increases Manufacturing Velocity

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries	Renewable Energy
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Process Manufacturing
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	A major clean energy OEM was in need of a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that could handle two very different types of production and provide visibility across multiple manufacturing facilities. Their product is a complex industrial system with critical subassemblies produced using advanced chemistry and processing. With a new factory opening in a matter of weeks, their existing MES system was not adequate. The older system would not be able to scale to meet their new product manufacturing challenges. These challenges included the flexibility to handle product lines that are both high volume/low mix and low volume/high complexity, traceability of chemical modules produced in one facility and integrated into systems in another facility, variability and ease of use in the user interface to adapt to different manufacturing and operator setups, and providing complete visibility across several plants around the world. Read More
About Customer	The customer in this case study is a major clean energy Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). They are involved in the production of complex industrial systems that involve critical subassemblies produced using advanced chemistry and processing. The company operates multiple manufacturing facilities and was in the process of opening a new factory. Their product lines are diverse, involving both high volume/low mix and low volume/high complexity manufacturing. The company was facing challenges with their existing Manufacturing Execution System (MES), which was not adequate for their needs and would not be able to scale to meet their new product manufacturing challenges. Read More
Solution	The customer chose the 42Q MES cloud-based solution due to its speed of deployment and flexibility. They were impressed by the advanced features and maturity of the solution, including simple integration with major life cycle management and ERP systems such as Oracle and Agile. The solution provided updated work instructions that could be pulled from Agile and viewed by 42Q users instantly. If training had not been completed by the user, operation was not permitted. The solution also offered no infrastructure to install or maintain, flexibility to handle high and low mix products in one solution, a subscription model that provides pricing predictability, and complete, proven functionality and seamless integration between lifecycle management and ERP systems. The 42Q Deployment services team used a proven approach based on experience with over 30 other facility deployments. They used a Rapid Production Model (RPM) implementation methodology which is based on structured templates. A structured and weekly deployment plan was implemented. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Industries

Renewable Energy

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Process Manufacturing

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

A major clean energy OEM was in need of a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that could handle two very different types of production and provide visibility across multiple manufacturing facilities. Their product is a complex industrial system with critical subassemblies produced using advanced chemistry and processing. With a new factory opening in a matter of weeks, their existing MES system was not adequate. The older system would not be able to scale to meet their new product manufacturing challenges. These challenges included the flexibility to handle product lines that are both high volume/low mix and low volume/high complexity, traceability of chemical modules produced in one facility and integrated into systems in another facility, variability and ease of use in the user interface to adapt to different manufacturing and operator setups, and providing complete visibility across several plants around the world.

About Customer

The customer in this case study is a major clean energy Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). They are involved in the production of complex industrial systems that involve critical subassemblies produced using advanced chemistry and processing. The company operates multiple manufacturing facilities and was in the process of opening a new factory. Their product lines are diverse, involving both high volume/low mix and low volume/high complexity manufacturing. The company was facing challenges with their existing Manufacturing Execution System (MES), which was not adequate for their needs and would not be able to scale to meet their new product manufacturing challenges.

Solution

The customer chose the 42Q MES cloud-based solution due to its speed of deployment and flexibility. They were impressed by the advanced features and maturity of the solution, including simple integration with major life cycle management and ERP systems such as Oracle and Agile. The solution provided updated work instructions that could be pulled from Agile and viewed by 42Q users instantly. If training had not been completed by the user, operation was not permitted. The solution also offered no infrastructure to install or maintain, flexibility to handle high and low mix products in one solution, a subscription model that provides pricing predictability, and complete, proven functionality and seamless integration between lifecycle management and ERP systems. The 42Q Deployment services team used a proven approach based on experience with over 30 other facility deployments. They used a Rapid Production Model (RPM) implementation methodology which is based on structured templates. A structured and weekly deployment plan was implemented.

Impact #1	The 42Q MES cloud-based solution was successfully deployed in under 2 months, allowing the new factory to open on schedule.
Impact #2	Transparency of genealogy and traceability enabled field and product analyses to occur in a matter of days.
Impact #3	One consistent set of dashboards for multiple plants performing very different types of manufacturing.

Impact #1

The 42Q MES cloud-based solution was successfully deployed in under 2 months, allowing the new factory to open on schedule.

Impact #2

Transparency of genealogy and traceability enabled field and product analyses to occur in a matter of days.

Impact #3

One consistent set of dashboards for multiple plants performing very different types of manufacturing.

Benefit #1	Deployment time reduced to under 2 months
Benefit #2	Field and product analyses time reduced from 3 months to a few days

Benefit #1

Deployment time reduced to under 2 months

Benefit #2

Field and product analyses time reduced from 3 months to a few days

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Flexible MES Cloud Solution Lowers Total Cost and Increases Manufacturing Velocity

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