Workshop control
The term workshop control (ger .: shop floor control ) is very specific industry in the area of production planning and control used. Workshop control is used for dynamic, flexible and resource- saving fine control of production . In detail, this means precise scheduling of production processes, permanent transparency in production and optimal capacity utilization.
Objectives :
- 100% adherence to deadlines, delivery reliability
- high capacity utilization (optimized machine running times)
- fewer unplanned system downtimes
- consistent machine data management
- short lead times in production (low stock in circulation )
- low stocks
- paperless manufacturing
- intelligent flow of information
- assured and documented quality - through tracking and tracing
In order for workshop control systems to meet these goals, they must continuously record and evaluate the following data:
- Operational data → operational data acquisition
- Machine data → machine data acquisition
- Process data → process data processing
- Production data
- Quality data
- Working time data
For this, the workshop control system needs a connection to the ERP level ( Enterprise Resource Planning ) and the individual manufacturing process on the respective machine in production. For this integration at the machine level, it is recommended to use an MES ( Manufacturing Execution System ) to centrally record, evaluate and control .