Electronic Work Instruction incl. Quality Management with SAP MII in Practice

TH EWI Best Practice incl. QM in Chemical Industry (Continuous process and Batch Process)

Objective

"Smart MES" implementation:

  • Independent of SAP, no double data storage
  • Electronic Work Instruction, EBR
  • OEE calculation
  • MDA/PDA

Initial Situation

  • Green Field Project: New production plant

Connected Systems

  • SAP
  • RAPID Enterprise historian
  • Packaging lines
  • Logistic Execution system
  • Siemens PCS7 / Simatic batch

MES Functionalities

  • Download and processing of process orders in SAP MII
  • Electronic Work Instruction with integrated QM process
  • Generation of Electronic Batch Record, performance record
  • Machine and production data acquisition
  • Key parameter monitoring (OEE)

Main Customer Benefit

  • Reduced manual effort with electronic / paperless order processing, intuitive web interface
  • Prevention of incorrect entries in quality-critical processes (integrated quality management)
  • Integration of SOPs and print-out from the process
  • Independent of SAP (buffering of data and processes) and no redundant data management
  • Production-based controlling through real-time key figure visualization (OEE)
  • Standard and ad-hoc reports for process optimization
  • Standard und Ad-hoc Reports für Prozessoptimierung


TH EWI Best Practice incl. QM in Chemical Industry (Batch Process)

Objective

  • Global "MES" solution: Standardized interface between shop floor and SAP ERP
  • Electronic Work Instruction
  • Integrated quality management

Initial Situation

  • No automated data exchange between SAP and production

Connected Systems

  • SAP
  • Wonderware InSQL
  • Siemens SIMATIC IT

MES Functionalities

  • Download and processing of process orders
  • Order data storage and visualization
  • Automated process confirmation to SAP

Main Customer Benefit

  • Reduced manual effort with electronic order processing
  • Order queue independent of SAP availability
  • Compliance to all required MES features
  • Support of ISA S88/S95 standard

Outlook

  • Global roll-out to further sites in 2009/2010