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Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
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.
Quality Management System (QMS)
Quality Management System (QMS) is a cloud-based digital quality solution for manufacturers that standardizes and automates quality documentation, processes, and measurements.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a full-featured, scalable, cloudbased ERP that automates front- and back-office processes.
Supply Chain Planning (SCP)
Supply Chain Planning (SCP) combines data from your Plex ERP and multiple departments across your business to sync up demand and supply planning to improve inventory accuracy and production management.
Connected Worker
Connected Worker empowers frontline manufacturing teams with real-time digital tools to improve productivity, reduce errors, and enhance collaboration. It connects your people, to purpose, people, productivity, and processes to drive continuous improvement and workforce agility on the shop floor.
Production Monitoring
Production Monitoring provides seamless connectivity to machines on the plant floor, delivering transparent, real-time operational KPIs and dashboards to drive continuous improvements.
MES Automation & Orchestration
MES Automation & Orchestration connects your Plex MES to the plant edge to control information flow, processes, and workcenter setup adding efficiency, saving costs, and eliminating manual errors.
Asset Performance Management (APM)
Asset Performance Management (APM) combines process, operational, and machine-level data through highly visual dashboards to proactively monitor machine and plant health to ensure optimal uptime, throughput, and maintenance needs.
Finite Scheduler
Finite Scheduler is an advanced production scheduling tool that helps manufacturers optimize resources, reduce bottlenecks, and improve on-time delivery. It enables dynamic, constraint-based scheduling to align operations with real-world capacity and demand
Platform
Smart Manufacturing Platform Overview
Discover how our integrated platform connects, automates, tracks, and analyzes your operations.
Cloud Infrastructure & Security
Enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with industry-leading security and compliance.
FactoryTalk ResilientEdge
Execution foundation for Plex MES that is designed to promote production continuity, while accelerating enterprise scalability and performance.
Reporting & Analytics
Integrated data visualization and analytics platform enabling descriptive, diagnostic and predictive business insights with Plex.
Availability & Performance
Industry-leading uptime and performance with 99.5% availability guarantee.
Manufacturing Automation
Seamless integration with Rockwell Automation and other manufacturing systems.
Mobile Application
Access critical manufacturing data and controls from anywhere with our mobile apps.
Industries
Aerospace Auto and Tire Food & Beverage Industrial Manufacturing Plastics & Rubber Precision Metalforming
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
COSTS PER $1K REVENUE
TOP
PERFORMERS:
$26.31
ATTAIN
PEAK PERFORMANCE
WITH SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING
How a cloud-based supply chain planning solution
can keep your organization competitive
End-to-end supply chain planning is an integral and critical part
of an organization’s ability to remain competitive in the modern business world.
Sales and
operations
planning activities
Managing
demand for products
and services
Creating a
material
requirements plan
Power top performance by integrating cloud-based ERP with
your supply chain planning solution
Learn more about optimizing
your supply chain planning
here.
SOURCES:
APQC
“Key Supply Chain Planning Benchmarks at a Glance” (2017)
“Supply Chain Planning Tune-up Diagnostic” (2017) | Supply Chain Planning Webinar (2017)
The use and accessibility of data separates
laggards from leaders
BOTTOM PERFORMERS
Lowest level
of data maturity
TOP PERFORMERS
Highest level of data maturity
With a high level of data maturity in supply chain
planning, an organization rotates inventory faster
and maintains a leaner inventory in the supply
chain for greater profitability.
Median sales outstanding: 36 days
Planning with desired customer service levels
and executing with real-time inventory insight
help organizations respond quickly to shifts
in demand.
Proactive supply chain planning streamlines the
operations, decreasing waste and requiring less
time and fewer personnel to maintain.
An integrated demand forecasting system
and scenario modeling compels your customers
to keep coming back for that dependability.
INCREASE AGILITY AND EFFICIENCY
CUT COSTS
AVERAGE PERFECT
ORDER PERFORMANCE
RETAIN CUSTOMERS
STAY COMPETITIVE
Scheduling
inventory to meet
actual demand
TOP PERFORMERS
CASH-TO-CASH CYCLE
30
DAYS
BOTTOM PERFORMERS
80
DAYS
VS
BOTTOM
PERFORMERS
77.9%
TOP
PERFORMERS
90%
BOTTOM
PERFORMERS:
$107.09
$
$
$
$
$
88.4%
61.4%
CUSTOMER RETENTION RATE
TOP PERFORMERS
BOTTOM PERFORMERS
Limited or no regular
access to data beyond
basic transactions
Data stored in
spreadsheets or system
extracts
Decision-making based
on instinct or anecdote
rather than data analysis
Real-time
integration
On-demand access,
manipulation and data
visualization
Organizational
culture of data-driven
decision-making
DEMAND
SUPPLY
CONSISTENCY

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Products
Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Quality Management System (QMS) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Supply Chain Planning (SCP) Connected Worker Production Monitoring MES Automation & Orchestration Asset Performance Management (APM) Finite Scheduler
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