There is yet another manufacturing execution system (MES) entrant announced in February.
Real-time Production Organizer (RPO) from Yokogawa Electric Corp.
RPO is a suite of manufacturing execution system (MES) platform
packages that integrate the vertical production execution workflow
across departments and empower decision makers to organize their work
quickly and efficiently.
The product is based on the ISA-95 Level 3 manufacturing execution
model and performs the definition, dispatch, execution, analysis, and
tracking functions. RPO consists of five platform packages. Each
package supports a Web service, making RPO. Users can introduce these
packages in stages.
The packages are:
1) Workflow Composer VP–Standardizes business work processes and
organizes their execution, supporting Business Process Modeling
Notation (BPMN). 2) Production Coordinator VP–Coordinates information for accurate scheduling, providing an end user computing (EUC) environment. 3) Production Instructor VP–Issues specific work orders for correct
and prompt operation, supporting execution monitoring and analysis for
identifying best practices. 4) Production Supervisor VP–Supervises real-time performance for
quick action by key performance indicator (KPI) monitoring. Web
components on a role-based dashboard support drill down analysis. 5) Production Tracker VP–Tracks high-resolution production
information for accurate planning and generates production accounting
reports.
Delivery of Production Instructor VP and Production Supervisor VP will commence in the
first quarter of fiscal year 2009.
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