Background
A leading cable and instrument manufacturer found that, under its traditional model, production plans did not match market demand and information from the production process was scattered and hard to bring together. Quality control lacked effective traceability, raising quality costs and damaging the brand. Supply-chain coordination was poor, with frequent overstocking and shortages. To strengthen its competitiveness with precise, intelligent production management, it needed an advanced manufacturing execution system (MES) to optimize the whole production process.
Key Requirements
- Optimize production scheduling to match changing market demand precisely
- Build quality traceability to find the source of problems quickly
- Improve supply-chain coordination and reduce overstocking and shortages
- Bring together data from the whole production process to support precise management decisions
Solution
tsan.ai's tsanCenter provided full technical support. Visual development, system integration, flexible extension and data analysis made it possible to build the MES quickly and manage production digitally.
Core Capabilities
Planning and Scheduling
Optimized plans generated automatically from orders and capacity
Process Monitoring
Real-time data on equipment, materials and people
Quality Management
Inspection throughout the process, with problem traceability
Equipment Management
Full-lifecycle maintenance and fault warning
Use Cases
The MES creates an intelligent manufacturing management system covering production planning, process monitoring, quality management, equipment maintenance, materials control and staffing, using data to coordinate and fine-tune every stage of production.
Production Scheduling
Optimized plans generated automatically from orders and equipment capacity, monitored and adjusted in real time to protect delivery
Production Process Management
Real-time monitoring of every stage, including equipment and material use, to keep quality under control
Quality Management
Quality control from raw materials to finished products, with data recorded automatically for traceability
Equipment Lifecycle Management
Asset records and maintenance plans, with real-time monitoring to predict faults
Materials Management
Full oversight of purchasing plans and inventory, with stock levels optimized to the production plan
People Management
Shifts, attendance and skills training, with performance records for appraisal
Impact
The MES has greatly increased productivity, markedly improved product quality, lowered operating costs and strengthened supply-chain coordination. It gives management accurate, complete production data for sound decisions, advancing the company's digital and intelligent transformation and strengthening its competitiveness.