THE PLEX SMART MANUFACTURING PLATFORM

ERP FOR FOOD
& BEVERAGE
MANUFACTURERS

End-to-end Quality
High-resolution Traceability
Industry Leading Cost Management

BENEFITS OF PLEX ERP

Full Track and Trace

Today’s food and beverage manufacturers need accurate real-time lot tracking to rapidly identify and trace every food ingredient from receipt through processing, packaging, and shipping down to the exact customer location. With Plex you can:

• Fully trace and accurately track individual lots as they flow through the supply chain and manufacturing process.
• Quickly isolate potential quality problems with pinpoint precision.
• Access detailed historical information on production, material sources, inspection, genealogy and usage.

Complete Cost Management

In a world of margin pressure, you need to identify every opportunity to control inventory, optimize production and labor, and minimize waste. With Plex you get:

• A single system for inventory and centralized cost management.
• The ability to maintain optimum inventory levels and avoid delays or disruptions caused by a shortage of raw materials.
• OEE tracking and reporting to measure and drive continuous improvements.

Quality and Compliance Management

Customers demand consistent, high quality products and without the means to quickly identify quality problems, the impact of rejected product or recalls can be significant. With Plex you can:

• Improve supplier performance through increased visibility and tighter tracking of your supply chain.
• Risk mitigation with a proactive real-time quality management process.
• Obtain quality certifications and meet customer requirements, while giving auditors instant proof-of-compliance.
• Store and access documentation from anywhere in the world with a centralized document control system (DCS).

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KEY FEATURES FOR FOOD & BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS

Cost And Yield Management

Cost management is completely embedded throughout production to deliver a uniquely unified Manufacturing Execution System.

Real-Time Inventory

Achieve high resolution error proof inventory tracking and traceability with real-time data.

Integral Barcoding And Printing

Capture every transaction to enable high resolution traceability and even print customer-defined labels to streamline shipping and receiving.

Built-In Quality

Enforce completion of checksheets to ensure production adheres to government or customer specifications using a visual control panel.

Supplier and Customer Portals

Connect the entire supply chain to a single place where all relevant supplier and customer information is available securely, any time, over any device.

EDI

Conduct transactions with trading partners without an expensive add-on.

Real-Time Dashboards

Monitor and report on any aspect of the business from anywhere in the world.

Plant Floor Integration

Seamlessly connect to plant floor PLCs and other devices.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Automatically capture OEE results for efficiency, quality, and performance.

Wireless Connectivity

Use built-in support for wireless devices includingscanners, tablets, and smart phones.

Hours Tracking

Automatically track employee hours by program or function..

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ABOUT PLEX

Plex Systems, Inc., a Rockwell Automation company, is the leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, empowering the world’s manufacturers to make awesome products. Our platform gives manufacturers the ability to connect, automate, track and analyze every aspect of their business to drive transformation. The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform includes solutions for manufacturing execution (MES), ERP, quality, supply chain planning and management, Industrial IoT and analytics to connect people, systems, machines, and supply chains, enabling them to lead with precision, efficiency, and agility.

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THE PLEX SMART MANUFACTURING PLATFORM

APPLICATIONS

With the cloud-delivered Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform, you’ve got options that range from stand-alone quality management to a fully integrated, end-to-end solution that will power your entire enterprise.

Plex Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a full-featured, scalable, cloud-based ERP that automates front- and back-office processes, including financial management, revenue management, human capital, order management, billing, and inventory.

Plex Manufacturing Execution Suite (MES) is a comprehensive manufacturing software solution that provides real-time, paperless production management to drive enterprise-wide compliance, quality, and efficiency.

Plex DemandCaster Supply Chain Planning (SCP) combines data from multiple departments across your business to sync up demand and supply forecasting to improve inventory accuracy and production management.

Plex Quality Management System (QMS) is a cloud-based digital quality solution for manufacturers that standardizes and automates quality documentation, processes, and measurements.

Plex Analytics & Industrial IoT (IIoT) combines process, operational, and machine-level data through highly visual dashboards that empower manufacturers to improve business processes and plant floor production efficiency.

Plex Manufacturing Automation helps you automate processes and connect the data from your machines at the plant-level to eliminate manual errors and maximize uptime.