MES – Operations

The Manufacturing Execution System – Operations course is a 4-day, instructor-led class designed to provide a fundamental understanding of the features and functionalities released with the Manufacturing Execution System – Operations software. 

The course covers the components and capabilities of the software, as well as topics for configuring and defining an operations model, products, and production capabilities. Topics are also provided for implementing production execution, data collection, reporting of traceability and genealogy information, and integration between Manufacturing Execution System – Operations and System Platform.

Hands-on labs are provided to reinforce the knowledge necessary to use the Manufacturing Execution System – Operations software.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe Manufacturing Execution System – Operations software and its components
  • Implement security for the Manufacturing Execution System software
  • Create a production and execution model, which addresses bills of materials, operations, and inventory
  • Create plant equipment in the Manufacturing Execution System database
  • Describe production capabilities to track production data in a production environment
  • Create and execute work orders that enforce production rules
  • Implement bills of materials in production processes
  • Describe production genealogy tracking
  • Describe how to use reporting tools to view and analyze production reports
  • Describe the application object provided with Manufacturing Execution System – Operations
  • Implement the integration of Manufacturing Execution System – Operations and System Platform
  • Create graphic displays using .NET controls provided with the Manufacturing Execution System software
  • Describe inventory management in Manufacturing Execution System – Operations
  • Module 1 – Introduction
  • Module 2 – MES Client Overview
  • Module 3 – Basic Operations Model
  • Module 4 – Storage Locations
  • Module 5 – Genealogy
  • Module 6 – By-Products
  • Module 7 – Item Grades, States, and Reasons
  • Module 8 – Job Management
  • Module 9 – Operator Visualization
  • Module 10 – Steps, Specifications, Spares, and MES Attributes
  • Module 11 – Inventory Management
  • Module 12 – MES Intelligence Report

Knowledge of the following tools, features, and technologies is required:

  • Manufacturing industry experience
  • From Application Server software product:
    • ArchestrA IDE
    • Automation objects
    • Deployment model
    • Plant model
  • From InTouch for System Platform software product:
    • QuickScript .NET scripting language
    • InTouch development tools
    • ArchestrA Graphics
    • .NET Controls

Plant floor operators and managers, system integrators, consultants, engineers, and technical professionals who need to configure and use the Wonderware MES Software/Operations product in their manufacturing processes.