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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
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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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THE PLEX SMART MANUFACTURING PLATFORM

BMW GROUP

MINIMUM SYSTEMS

REQUIREMENTS

BMW requires all suppliers to meet a base set of requirements in their procedures and processes. Are you meeting BMW’s minimum systems requirements? Have you consistently achieved a LPKM score of 8 or higher? Plex can help BMW suppliers achieve higher LPKM scores with built-in part requirement controls and shipment verifications. Go through the checklist below to see if your organization meets the requirements.

BMW SQM Requirement

Plex Capability

Micro-Stoppage Analysis

Industrial IoT (IIoT) real-time monitoring at sensor and/or machine level to track, diagnose, and identify root cause

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) KPI Tracking

OEE calculations and alerts based on data automatically captured at production interfaces

Corrective Action System

Corrective action system fully integrated with problem control (8D) and ERP data

Operations Standards, Training and Process Job Qualifications

Control plans (PQCT), checksheets, document control Training & skills matrix, operator validation for machine training Part and process control

Process Control

PFMEA fully integrated with control plans (PQCT) and checksheets

Change Point Control

Parts, engineering change request, program management

Supplier Management

Supplier list, supplier audit, problem control, document control system, supplier ppap, supplier scorecards

Supplier RFQ

Supplier Management Inspection, Test & Calibration

Control plans, checksheets Gage control integrated with checksheet

Suspect & Non-conforming Parts and Abnormal Process

Real-time container tracking, rejection tracking Problem control integrated with deviation tracking Deviation tracking integrated with checksheets

Organization

Compliance module, document control system, workflow

Quality Systems & Policies

Customer PPM, internal PPM, supplier PPM problem control (8D), supplier returns, customer returns

Preventive Maintenance

PM maintenance, MRO supplies, tooling management, tool tracking

Lot Control and Traceability

Control panel, serialized inventory management Heat management Lot control

How many boxes were you able to check? If you missed any, you should explore the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform.

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