MES Solution:
01. Schedule deliveries
With Novacura Flow applications, you can plan material requisitions based on your production plans and current stock levels. It is possible because these areas are supported by one integrated MES solution.
You can use B2B Portal to confirm the delivery schedule with your suppliers and – finally – book a suitable time-slot for unloading!
02. Connect internal logistics with the shop floor
Your internal logistics may use the same mobile application as your shop floor operators. Therefore, all the material delivery requests, material return requests, or packaging return requests issued from the work center at the production line are immediately visible to logistics operators. And when logistics start delivery, production immediately gets a status update. These real-time handoffs are core manufacturing execution system functions.
03. Optimize picking paths
Picking different materials and components for the production might be complicated – warehouse operators have to gather different elements spread out across the entire inventory. And – since they operate in the “JIT” environment, they are under time pressure.
In our warehouse solution (complete mobile WMS), the operator sees picking lists in a mobile application. The solution optimizes the picking path based on the location, weight, further unload sequence, or even expiration date of particular goods. And – of course – they use barcode scanners to do that! These optimizations reflect essential manufacturing execution system features for JIT environments.
04. Work mobile and report every operation
Thanks to the mobile shop floor application, operators get all the details about their work orders. And they get it immediately after the plan has been updated (online). Operators report their work, and this information is also directly sent to the ERP / planning system.
They not only report their direct tasks, but they can also report a downtime, call for material supply, request packages, report scrap or call for maintenance. Thanks to that, managers have a complete online insight into their operations, react quickly, and optimize OEE regularly. These real-time feedback loops highlight the benefits of manufacturing execution system.
05. Incorporate maintenance and reduce downtime
In Novacura Flow, production management and Maintenance management are parts of one manufacturing solution. The service team can fit maintenance activities into production plans, even if they change every hour. Moreover, whenever the downtime is identified at the shop floor, maintenance team can be automatically notified in the mobile application and start acting before the machine operator starts calling for help. It helps reduce MTW. This tight coupling delivers clear manufacturing execution system advantages by aligning maintenance with production in real time.
06. Track actual data & optimize the entire process
With the Novacura Flow applications, Production efficiency can be precisely measured – you can gather information from all departments that use mobile applications and read them directly from your devices.
Novacura Flow is equipped with different industrial connectors (BLE, OPC-UA, PLC, RFID) that allow it to read other online information from other devices and machines. These integrations support manufacturing execution system standards for reliable, real-time data capture and analytics.
OUR CUSTOMERS:
“Thanks to this solution, warehouse workers have increased their efficiency by about 30 percent, and the error rate has dropped radically.”
Leif Repo
Group Logistics Manager
Specma AB
Heerema Group (HFG)
“Sherwin-Williams has advanced product flows, and creating a solution that included everything while still being simple and user-friendly was a real challenge."
Sabina Wenker
Manager Distribution Center
Sherwin-Williams
List of supported areas:
Below we summarize the list of areas supported by our package of mobile applications for manufacturing companies (these domains illustrate the breadth of MES for manufacturing):
01
Maintenance
- Maintenance tasks planning – Integration with production plans
- Mobile Work orders for maintenance (preventive & reactive)
- Tools management
- Spare parts management
- Maintenance subcontractors management (incl. financial settlements)
02
Shop floor operations
- Mobile shop orders processing
- Reporting (Time, Material, Scrap etc.)
- Logistics requests (material requisitions, returns, package requisitions)
- Downtime reporting
- Defects reporting
- Maintenance calls
- Staff management
03
Internal logistics
- Material delivery (JIT, up to particular production sequence)
- Different picking strategies support (FIFO, FEFO, LIFO)
- Warehouse <> Shop floor transportation management
- External inventory usage optimization
- Material returns management (from production)
- Finished goods transportation
04
Inventory operations
- Material storage (material moves, handling unit management, traceability)
- On-the-fly Inventory counting support
- Picking paths optimization
- Outdated materials / Scrap management
- Barcode labels management
- Full support for barcode scanners
05
Production planning / Scheduling
- Long Term planning (S&OP, Demand, Master etc.)
- Short Term planning (Capacity, Material)
- Repeatable / discrete production support (BOM based)
- Contractual production support (configure to order based)
- Daily Plans updating based on real execution
06
Delivery & Shipment management
- Stock level management based on production plans
- Delivery planning & management
- Financial settlements with suppliers and customers
- Finished goods inventory management
- Shipment planning
- Transportation management
- Returnable packaging management
07
Automation / Technology
- Industrial IoT (IIoT) / Industry 4.0 support
- Connectivity (OPC-UA, PLC, RFID / BLE)
- Integration between machines and ERP – real performance statistics processing
- Support for various ERPs (IFS, Infor M3, IBM Maximo, SAP and more)
- Computer Vision
- Augmented Reality based support
08
Production supervision
- KPI Dashboards
- Visual “Info-Screen” on a Shop floor
- OEE evaluation
- Defects analysis / traceability
- Supplier stats analysis
- Material usage analysis (performance vs technology)
- Continuous improvement support (thanks to the low-code process modeling technology)
Manufacturing Execution System Benefits:
Interface optimized for thousands of operations per day
Our applications run on a sophisticated software platform – Novacura Flow. One of the key foundations of this platform is to run on every device – from barcode scanners, via mobile phones and tablets, to desktop workstations equipped with large screens.
But we are not just another SaaS software that offers that. We have optimized our user interface for users that work on a shop floor, in a warehouse, or in the field. We know that every “click” matters for these people because they run 1000+ operations a day! That level of ergonomics is crucial in MES system manufacturing, where speed and accuracy directly affect throughput.
Ready for changes thanks to its low-code core!
Every company is different from the other. You might have specific processes and require unique features and we are ready for that! We created our applications for manufacturing based on the low-code platform.
Our applications are not hard-coded so our customers can modify them or clone them and create variants. And they can build their own applications. And thanks to the low-code engine they can create applications by drawing them like they draw a business process. This flexibility means MES (manufacturing execution system) software can be tailored quickly and scaled as requirements evolve.
Integration with ERP. Deep integration!
Our low-code platform Novacura Flow and industry applications can play a vital role for a manufacturing company. But we are not forgetting about the ERP!
We treat the ERP system as a primary system – all the master data, operations and reported information is stored there. And everything that users do in Novacura is immediately visible in the ERP! It´s possible because our platform has specialized online connectors to ERP systems. You can think about Novacura Flow as an alternative, mobile and efficient user interface for your ERP. Thus, you can easily adopt Novacura Flow without changing the surrounding processes which can still run in your ERP! This level of bidirectional, real-time ERP connectivity is foundational to MES.
THE PROCESS IS SEAMLESS AND RISK-FREE:
The implementation process takes less time than usual. We have a solution that can be easily integrated with existing systems.
1. Mature methodology
We have a mature implementation methodology divided into stages (like initial requirements workshop, feasibility study, etc.) — that way the whole project is predictable and can be fully controlled and coordinated by us. This staged approach aligns with MES definition and best practices.
2. Years of experience
We have 17+ years of experience in Manufacturing. We have a library of ready-to-use applications which can be
presented to the customer and customized according to his needs. Our library is available in the Novacura Flow Marketplace.
3. Low-code platform
Novacura Flow is a low-code platform – so we are able to implement everything our customer wants, and every element can be adjusted to specific customers’ needs. This adaptability is what modern manufacturing execution system solutions require.
4. Industrial connectors
We have a solid base of industrial connectors – the technology is no longer a problem.
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