Wonderware

MES/Operations
Managing the transformation of
materials into finished
products in real time
Wonderware offers a complete set of MES software functionality to digitize your industrial operations’ business rules
and information management needs, as well as to automate data collection of operational execution. It empowers
decision makers and operators to more effectively manage production and shop floor inventory operations in real
time. Full product genealogy, complete work order execution, event history and material traceability ensure product
safety or regulatory compliance and provide decision making support through supply chain visibility of operational
activities and work in progress in real time.

Unique execution and data collection capabilities on automated plant equipment make Wonderware MES solutions
the first choice for automated or fast moving goods manufacturing processes. Incremental scalability in scope and
size allows operations to easily adapt to changing priorities or business strategies, or growing your MES functionality
over time. The commercial off the shelf MES software provides fast return on investment in line and single plant
deployments and offers support for standardisation of processes to reduce time to value and total cost of ownership
for plant wide or multi-site MES deployments.

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Overview

Wonderware MES/Operations provides

the core Manufacturing Execution Systems
management capabilities to manage work
order execution and to capture all execution
detail and material flow information in real time
on the shop floor. Its process model provides
the business rules and product specification
information to provide and enforce work
instructions, bill of materials, and set up
information to people and automated equipment
tasked with work order job execution.

Increase efficiency, quality and agility of your

manufacturing operations
Wonderware MES/Operations empowers decision makers and operators
with real-time plant operations information to optimize work schedules
and product runs for increased throughput and reduced losses.
PRODUCT AT A GLANCE Enforcement of product specifications such as bill of materials, rules of
material flow and sequence of process execution improve profitability
• Full-Featured MES Capability – by reducing scrap and rework, and secure consistency in product
“Dock-to-Dock” quality. Meeting quality expectations and improved schedule attainment
• Paperless Work Order and additionally helps to ensure brand protection and increase customer
satisfaction and loyalty.
Product Specification Management
• Real-Time Visibility to Production and
Reduced risks and cost of compliance
Inventory Activities
Wonderware MES/Operations helps manufacturing companies to
• Integrated Business Rules to Secure document production, material traceability, quality of products and
Quality to Specifications processes. Detailed electronic records of product genealogy and material
• Comprehensive Electronic Manufacturing traceability allow for fast and effective responses to unforeseen events,
manage product quarantine/recalls, protect your brand equity and reduce
Genealogy and Material Traceability
the cost of compliance to consumer and product safety regulations.
BUSINESS VALUE

• 10-20% average manufacturing cost

reduction
• 5-10% average increased productivity
• 20-30% average quality improvements
• Empower Supply Chain Applications and
Increase Business Agility
• Enforce Compliance and Governance
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Features

Process Modeling and Product Specification Management

Wonderware MES/Operations leverages a process model to describe the
manufacturing process comprised of multiple operations and to link business
rules and specification information to the method of producing a product.
The process model allows defining and linking the operations, equipment, Bill
of Material (BOM) and set up specifications, routings and flow of materials
between operations, and the data capture requirements for each operation
or step within a process.
Intuitive user interface for process modelling
An ‘operation’ defines a task to produce an intermediate or finished product,
including the raw materials or intermediate products consumed, any by-
products produced, the equipment used to complete the task, and labor and
machine time estimates.

Wonderware MES/Operations allows you to:

• Define raw, semi-finished or finished goods
• Define product-specific production routings
• Attach multiple BOM definitions (versions) and multiple specifications
(versions) to a product
• Use Multi-level BOMs (n-tier)
• Define multiple substitutes per BOM item
• Define co-products / by-products
• Configure specific material processing and tracking business rules per
BOM Item
• Synchronize all product definitions with your ERP or document
management system
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Features (continued)

Production Management and WIP Execution

Wonderware MES/Operations manages work order execution by scheduling instances of
the product-related master process, scaled to the requested quantity to make. Work orders
are broken into jobs as instances of the process operations for sequencing and scheduled
to equipment for execution on the plant floor. The software provides an information model
to assist with job-related information, to enforce the business and data collection rules for
operator workflow management, to verify material consumption against BOM specifications
using barcode or RFID readers, as well as to set up automation systems for job execution
according to specifications.

With Wonderware MES/Operations, you can:

• See WIP status with the ability to estimate expected completion date and time
• Provide the most recent job schedule and changes to operators
• Move active operations to an alternative line if required
• Automatically hold operations based upon material availability and prior production limits
• Record and track production, consumption and labor
• Record variations made to the master product definition for a specific job
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Features (continued)

Inventory and Storage Management

Wonderware MES/Operations Inventory and Storage Management features
can be used to configure business rules for tracking and managing inventory
on the plant floor in real time. It enhances traceability across fixed or
mobile storage locations for raw, semi-finished and finished products.
Inventory quantities are updated automatically as materials are consumed
and products are made. There is support for both explicit declarations of
lot consumptions as well as backflushing standard quantities. You can
additionally manage and track inventory operations independently from work
order execution activities, such as material receiving and transfer related to
pre- or post-production logistics or managing Kanban inventory.

Wonderware MES/Operations Enables:

• Transfers, split, combining, receiving, shipment and reclassification of

inventory
• Storage of Material ID, Quantity, Lot, Expiry, Item Grade and State
• Defining, monitoring and tracking the state of fixed or mobile inventory
locations/devices
• Visibility to see where your products and materials are located in the
factory
• Automatic upgrades of inventory quantities as materials are consumed
and products are made
• An electronic log of inventory transfers
• Integration of material movements with your warehouse and ERP business
systems
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Features (continued)

Labor Tracking, Certification & Document Management

Wonderware MES/operations tracks operators logged into jobs and captures time and
duration on machines, which also allows accounting of labor costs attached to work order
execution by an operator or groups of operators. Operators can be requested to review
and acknowledge work instructions presented as electronic documents, or confirm BOM
item or specification values. Jobs can be restricted to operators with valid certificates of
necessary qualification(s) to run the job.

Wonderware MES/Operations:

• Records the operator Log on time and equipment used

• Assigns operators into labor departments and categories
• Labor time can be categorized for activities such as setup or production activities
• View the status of operators, where they are working and on what jobs
• Associates production steps with BOMs, specs and/or drawings
• Assigns a certification to an Operation
• Links work instructions and documents (e.g. PDFs, Microsoft Documents, web pages,
etc.) to products, production orders, operations, work centers or procedural steps

Track labor, enforce manual activities and certifications with Wonderware MES/Operations
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Features (continued)

Electronic Production Record, Genealogy and Traceability

With complete electronic records for all work order execution events and
material flows, Wonderware MES/Operations provides real-time and historical
information on material consumption, yield, lot genealogy and Work In
Process (WIP), helping to manage day by day operations more efficiently, and
facilitating the continuous improvement process.

Wonderware MES/Operations:

• Extensive history records for reporting and drill down to enable product/
process genealogy and traceability Tracks the exact quantity and lot
numbers of materials used to make all your products
• Captures lot and serial numbers manually from operator or automatically
with bar code scanners
• Records production of all goods back to a unique work order number
• Maintains a log of inventory transfers
• Records and track production, consumption and labor events

Operations Reporting
Wonderware MES/Operations includes standard reports which are published
to Wonderware Information Server for flexible and collaborative information
access via a web browser. These reports include:

• Genealogy by Work Order

• Production by Entity
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Specifications

Language Support
Wonderware MES/Operations Software includes support for the following languages:
• English • German • Russian • Spanish
• French • Japanese • Simplified Chinese

Operating Systems
Wonderware MES/Operations software supports the Microsoft Windows platform, including:

• Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise Edition (32-Bit and 64-Bit)

• Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise Edition (32-Bit and 64-Bit)
• Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise Edition
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-Bit)
• Windows Server 2012 Standard or Data Center Edition (64-Bit)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Data Center Edition (64-Bit)

Database Technology
Wonderware MES/Operations software supports the following databases:
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 in Express, Standard or Enterprise Edition (32-Bit and 64-Bit)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 in Express, Standard or Enterprise Edition (32-Bit and 64-Bit)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2014 in Express, Standard or Enterprise Edition (32-Bit and 64-Bit)

For more information on Wonderware MES/Operations Software please

contact your local Wonderware distributor.

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