Production management software is a solution that helps digitize processes in factories. Workers can enter data into the system, reducing errors and paper usage by up to 80%. The software also allows displaying real-time production reports, helping management monitor production progress, make decisions or handle problems faster and more effectively.

In this article, let's join KCTech to learn about the outstanding benefits that production management software brings to every business.

What is production management software?

Abbreviated from Manufacturing Execution System, MES production management software is an information system that connects, monitors, and controls production systems and complex data flows at the factory. This is also a comprehensive solution to meet the real-time production management and operation needs of businesses.

 Manufacturing Execution System

In the age of technology 4.0, when finding a comprehensive management solution becomes extremely important, production software applications have the ability to integrate the entire business processes and data systems of many Different applications are considered the key to helping businesses improve their competitiveness in the market.

Benefits of production management software

Production management is a job that requires specialized skills and high meticulousness. Managers need to have a comprehensive and detailed view of all activities taking place in the factory. Without support tools, managers often have to be present 24/7 at the production site to ensure operations are carried out with the highest productivity and quality. To solve this difficult problem, many businesses have used production process management software.

Below are some typical benefits that production management systems bring:

Manufacturing Execution System helps improve performance, quality and reduce errors for manufacturing businesses

Overall management of the business

When integrating MES production management software with other functional systems such as ERP, PLM, businesses will create a solid technology backbone that acts as the heart of the manufacturing plant, helping to manage closed operations. covers all tasks from order setting, further production needs to planning, progress monitoring, traceability, quality management...

Reduce production downtime

Production management software not only allows controlling the quality of end products but also controls each stage and issues warnings about equipment failures if there is a trend. This will help businesses overcome losses due to machine downtime or minimize product rework time.

Cut paperwork with production management software

The MES system tracks production operations on a digital platform, helping businesses no longer need to view information on paper to manage work, thereby minimizing loss or inaccuracy in the process. Manual human data entry.

Automate production processes with production process management

Management with MES production management software helps businesses standardize business processes, because then, intermediate operations arising from manual operations are completely replaced by technology applications, helping the process streamlined, automated, increasing the level of accuracy and efficiency in operational management activities.

The benefits of production management software for the supervisory department and business leadership

• With production management software, the supervisory department can easily have a detailed view of the complex factory area and can regularly report work progress to the management department. In addition, communication through software will improve the working efficiency of each department thanks to the transparency of data;
• PProduction management software provides a central dashboard that allows displaying all data in production and supports immediate warnings of unusual problems occurring in real time. This allows administrators to instantly update production capacity every day and handle arising errors promptly. In addition, by visualizing data on digital screens, businesses can monitor and control overall production activities at the factory in a way that is easy to observe, understand and communicate.
• Provide planning solutions to help boost sales, minimize production costs and handle bad situations that quickly arise in the enterprise's production and business activities.

Implementing a production management system - An important stepping stone for every manufacturing enterprise to transform

MES is the key to the process of building a smart factory model, where factories become smarter and operate more efficiently. In this model, the MES production management system becomes the connecting element between the connection and automation layer (PLC, SCADA, IIoT...) with the planning (ERP) and strategy (BI) layer. In addition, the application of MES allows businesses to keep up with today's increasingly competitive global market, through quality control, compliance, delivery requirements and lifecycle management capabilities of product.

MES production management system is the key to building a smart factory model

Should choose customized MES production management software (Customized) or packaged (COTS – Commercial Off-the-shelf)?

On the market today, there are a variety of MES software that are packaged (COTS) and customized (Customized). Therefore, the criteria for choosing a production management software system that suits your production model is a concern not only for any business. Although they all have the same goal of connecting production data and monitoring complex operational flows at the factory, each solution offers distinct advantages as well as different problems.

There are two types of production management software: customized and packaged

Packaged MES production management software (Commercial Off-the-shelf MES or abbreviated as COTS MES)

For packaged MES solutions, this is a type of software deployed by manufacturers based on an available template, including common functions deployed in many units. The obvious advantages of this type of software are: it can be widely applied with short deployment time, is easy to install and use, and the overall cost is not too high. However, packaged MES solutions often aim at generality, making it difficult to go deep into specific operations and cannot cover all the characteristics of the business.

Customized production management software (Customized MES)

For customized MES production management software solutions, the supplier will research and develop based on the unique characteristics of each unit to adapt to the requirements of the operating process that the business is applying. . Before implementing MES production management software, the supplier will conduct actual surveys to create a thorough evaluation process. This ensures that when the solution is put into practice, it can meet the specific and practical needs of each business.

For manufacturing factories, with characteristics such as a cumbersome management apparatus or a huge number of machines and equipment as well as workers... requiring a solution that can meet the above problems. Additionally, as factory scale expands, the need for governance and execution in production becomes greater. This forces each unit to reinvest in factories as well as expand the scope of software impact, in order to create greater economic efficiency.

Building a completely new management system will not be the optimal choice, instead it is to develop more from existing modules of production management software and expand links with other technology solutions ( such as other design software, ERP software, control software for functional production machines...). And towards the smart factory vision, packaged software is not considered a wise choice when it cannot go long distances with the business and keep pace with daily technological changes like today. Therefore, businesses absolutely need to deploy an MES solution designed according to their specific characteristics.

kOne production management system customized according to business characteristics provided by KCTech

KCTech Technology Joint Stock Company is a pioneer in the field of implementing business management solutions with many customers nationwide... KOne production management and control software provided by KCTech is not only Designed and developed in-depth according to business requirements, but also accumulated knowledge and successful management models of many large and typical enterprises in the industry.

Therefore, depending on the actual situation, the production management software system is adjusted to a separate and unique version according to the unit's characteristics with 6 core modules to fully meet the needs of every manufacturer. export:

• Production Management: Production Scheduling, Management of Production Orders, Analysis of Production Performance, Management of Production Steps, Real-time Production Tracking and Monitoring;
• Warehouse management: Raw material warehouse management, Finished or semi-finished product warehouse management, Inventory management across production stages (WIP);
• Quality management: Output product quality management (OQC), Input material quality management (IQC), Production process quality management (PQC);
• Equipment management: Manage equipment records, Manage spare parts and supplies, Monitor equipment status, Plan maintenance and equipment maintenance;
• Traceability management: Provides a detailed view of the product journey through each stage of production from raw material to finished product with a single indicator;
• IoT device integration, manufacturing machine connectivity: Connect to industrial automation layer for automatic data capture, real-time OEE calculation combined with centralized control system for increased visibility and operating performance;

KCTech has built comprehensive production management software for your factory through the kOne production management software system. From there, administrators can make faster and more accurate decisions during production operations to improve competitiveness with competitors. kOne application is the choice of many businesses in many different manufacturing industries such as: shaped aluminum bars, production of fire prevention materials, iron and steel, tissue paper...

To become a pioneer in your manufacturing industry, contact kOne experts via the contact section. KCTech commits to long-term companionship with businesses to successfully build production management software and smart factory solutions.