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MATE-MES
(Manufacturing Execution System)

An execution system for production

Product overview

MATE-MES is a solution that specializes in manufacturing execution systems. Created through the accumulated knowledge and experience of Computermate Co., Ltd., MATE-MES is a production site support and on-site management system that can systematically carry out plans and utilize execution information based on reality and the real state of the manufacturing industry.

An MES implementation solution developed by Computermate, MATE-MES provides support for each series of instructions and management in order to optimize the production activities that happen at production sites. As an MES solution that has been packaged to fit domestic small and medium-sized companies as well as manufacturing companies based on the 11 MES functions defined by MESA in the USA, MATE-MES also functions as a management support system that enables rapid response to the situations that occur on manufacturing sites.

The Need for MES

What kind of businesses need MES?

Current information systems are under-utilized and generally cannot be used properly.
It is difficult to manage information on production performance, and it is difficult to grasp how production is going.
It is difficult and cumbersome to register defects, and production history management cannot be done. This makes it difficult to immediately respond to quality issues.
Various data such as the measurement values of beginning/middle/final products are recorded manually or data management in the production process is insufficient.
It is difficult to monitor a workshop at a glance.

Corporate Self-Assessment Checklist

Insufficient knowledge-based information systems for the management of manufacturing sites
Lack of integration functions in production sites
Lack of information sharing between factories/departments/processes/work processes
Difficulty in understanding each stage of the production progress
Inconsistency in kind between raw material parts input
Limitations on information provision and information collection necessary for production site work
Limitations on flexibility for instantaneous changes in manufacturing sites
Difficult to clearly comprehend the site and respond immediately
Need for establishment of a system that allows one to identify the site at a glance and make decisions
Limitations on responding to the difference between ERP's production infrastructure requirement planning system and performance
Managers spending 25-35% of their time on checking and correcting on-site data

Characteristics

01
Defines management elements such as equipment, materials, and workers for each unit process
02
Manages tracking of all materials according to predefined specifications
03
Computerizes detailed execution results for each process and measurement details for each process
04
Manages all resources in the factory
05
Has an interface for linking with other systems

MATE-MES Features

MES is an integrated production management system.

MES works in conjunction with the existing ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems, etc. to manage material warehousing and outgoing management with barcodes, etc. By clarifying things such as receipts and disbursements for raw/subsidiary materials and processing work orders, process management, production performance registration, etc. from the production planning stage, quality control is made possible through production history management. This is a system that helps workers and managers make quick decisions by clarifying data processing through job automation and collecting/analyzing on-site information using wired/wireless scanners or PDA, etc. in product arrival/delivery management.

MES is a solution that helps quality control and decision-making.

MES is a system that manages all production activities from the initiation of product orders to quality inspection of finished products. It functions as an integrated information system and collects and aggregates/analyzes/monitors various information on the production site such as production results, worker activities, facility operation, product quality information, etc. in real time while also controlling the production process, giving production sites a high-quality, profit-oriented production system.
In other words, it's a system that improves productivity, allows companies to accurately identify and manage their on-site production statuses in real time to respond to customers’ increasing demands for better-quality products, and reflects the specific aspects of the work sites of companies in all sorts of fields while taking into account all necessities from the management level.

MATE-MES Work Flow Chart

MES provides integrated management for all information that can be generated at production sites such as process progress information monitoring and control, facility control and monitoring, quality information tracking and control, performance information aggregation, warehouse operation management, work-in-process management, material input management, manpower management, facility management, etc.

Product Line

MATE-MES
The optimal MES system package with field analyses and interviews, customization that incorporates field characteristics and requirements, and additional development/function specialization
MATE-MES Web
An MES solution system optimized for HTML5-based web environments that strengthens a company’s competitiveness through introducing new technology trends, improving open-source usability, and improving user convenience and accessibility
MATE-MES Mobile
The Sencha-based mobile app platform MATE-MES Mobile provides a mobile operation environment for MATE-MES

Expected Effects

MATE-MES enables the collection and optimal management of the production activity statuses of the ‘4 Ms’ that exist on production sites in real time through the information system. The term ‘4 Ms’ refers to the operator (manpower), production method (method), materials (materials), and production facility (machines).

01
Improvement
Improves quality through systematic production management Increases factory operation efficiency through the standardization of information within the factory Identifies the exact cause of problematic losses and enables rapid responses
02
Decrease
Reduces cycle times and lead times Reduces paperwork between shifts Reduces product defect rate Reduces ‘works in progress’
03
Management
Real-time data collection and statistical process management through automation Consistent management of workers, managers, and upper management by boosting information visibility Available real-time facility performance monitoring

Business

Automobile
parts
manufacturing
Electric and
electronic
Pharmaceutical
chemistry
Equipment
automation
Other general
manufacturing

Automobile parts industry

All parts and manufacturing businesses related to rubber molding, compounding rubber, painting, plating, sewing, electronics, wiring, injection molding, welding, casting/forging, heat treatment, and soldering

MATE-MES Implementation Examples

Example 1 - A case involving the new introduction of MES and linking to the previous ERP

S, a company that works with domestic automobile parts manufacturer H, was having difficulties coping with quality problems due to the lack of production history management and Initial/In-process/Final-stage management. With the introduction of MES, however, lot traceability was secured through accurate production history management in the manufacturing process, thereby laying the foundation for quality control. As a result, S is now able to immediately respond to customers’ quality-related requirements through the computerized management of measured valuesfor early/middle/final-stage products, which is something they had previously been managing manually.

The management screen for
MES Initial/In-process/Final products introduced into S company

Example 2 - MES Implementation in an Outdated POP System

H company, a mid-sized domestic auto parts manufacturer, was having difficulty in the integrated management of quality problems and logistics management and were unable to determine basic information for the establishment of a management policy due to their POP system being outdated. Through the introduction of MES, H company became able to implement a fool-proof system and link their facility environment and process logistics. This created an environment that allowed the company to respond to the quality requirements of customers (5STAR-certified).

Facility information monitoring	Impossible	Real-time facility information monitoring compared to work standards
Logistics management between processes	Management of only outsourcing information	Lot tracking made possible via the movement barcodes between processes
Job condition tracking	Tracking via handwritten records	Tracking of facility working conditions by production lot possible
Computerization of various documents	Hard-copy storage and scanning management	Computerization of task check sheets, equipment checklists, and task standards for each process
Material input management	Input history management by product	BOM reference material input, input history management possible
Jig management	Impossible	Standard information management and history management for jigs
Andon system (administrator calling)	Use of two-way radios, pagers	The manager of an extrusion operator can be called

Solution

An Automation Solution for Manufacturing Sites