Method for Evaluating Key Production Indicators (KPI) in a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

Abstract

A method evaluates key production indicators in a manufacturing execution system (MES). An object oriented tool for modeling a production process is executed in the manufacturing execution system. The modeling includes a definition of plant floor equipment involved in the production process and corresponding MES applications managing the plant floor equipment. A plant performance analyzer tool for calculating the key production indicators on the plant floor equipment is executed. The key production indicators calculated by the plant performance analyzer tool in the object oriented tool are read. The step of modeling the production process includes the definition of a class associated to the key production indicators and including the calculus to be executed by the plant performance analyzer on the plant floor equipment.

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