A standard-based business repository for on-demand manufacturing execution systems

In manufacturing execution system (MES) projects, knowledge is heterogeneous and is applied partially in each software package. Consistency is therefore critical. Some standard business reference models exist, such as the IEC/ISO 62264 standard for MESs (also known as ISA S95), or the Supply Chain O...

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Published in:Production planning & control 2018-05, Vol.29 (7), p.602
Main Authors: Mansour, Ikbal, Millet, Pierre-Alain, Botta-Genoulaz, Valérie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alignment
Business
Consortia
Manufacturing
Manufacturing execution systems
Materials traceability
Repositories
Software packages
Supply chains
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Summary:In manufacturing execution system (MES) projects, knowledge is heterogeneous and is applied partially in each software package. Consistency is therefore critical. Some standard business reference models exist, such as the IEC/ISO 62264 standard for MESs (also known as ISA S95), or the Supply Chain Operations Reference model for supply chain planning (SCP) and execution (SCE). These reference models have some overlaps. For example, traceability is part of both MES and SCE packages. A consortium of manufacturing software editors for industry has launched an 'MES on demand' platform using services from different packages. This paper presents the enriched business repository model built to facilitate business heterogeneity. It is used to align different business repositories (B-B alignment) and different business and software packages (B-S alignment). It likewise serves to align customer requirements with the repository (B-C alignment). The consortium platform is then 'S95 compliant' when knowledge supported by the different actors is included.
ISSN:0953-7287
1366-5871
DOI:10.1080/09537287.2018.1456691