Manufacturing facilities need control for sustainability and longevity. If no control is provided for the manufacturing facility, then chaos can be unleashed causing much alarm. Therefore, it is essential to understand how control can be utilized to support the manufacturing facility and the corresponding manufacturing processes. This thesis will walk through a tool to help provide control and that tool is a Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Thisthesis will start with research to defineMESand its implications, then will work into the development of MES from the ground up. The design process willbe systematic and utilize the Collective System Design (CSD) approach with the aiding tool of the axiomatic decomposition map. Then examples will be given for the implementation and execution of the decomposition map as it relates to inventory and traceability. Finalwork will show the 7 FRs ofmanufacturing and how they are applicable to MES with given examples. Throughout the entire design and implementation, the initial hypothesis will be evaluated to determine if MES can provide the control requiredfor a robust manufacturing facility.

Purpose: This study aims to identify the operational and financial outcomes of companies implementing the no-code manufacturing execution system (MES). Methods: This study has been conducted using inductive reasoning to develop new theories in this unexplored subject. The thesis has conducted a multiple case study to collect qualitative, empirical data. Qualitative data has been collected through conducting three interviews from two separate companies. The Research Background and Findings section was then cross analyzed to find commonalities to form conclusions.  Conclusion: Implementing a no-code MES offers operational and financial benefits for manufacturing companies. It improves productivity, reduces lead times, increases flexibility, and enhances quality efforts. Cost savings are achieved through paper reduction and lower implementation costs compared to traditional MES solutions, which do not have no-code features. Overall, a no-code MES delivers advantageous outcomes efficiently and eliminates the need for significant capital investments and technical skills. Theoretical Contribution: This thesis contributes to the field of science by unifying Manufacturing Execution System (MES) with the existent subject of low-code/no-code. This study creates a deeper knowledge by merging science with empirics.  Practical Contribution: The thesis contributes to practitioners in the manufacturing industry by indicating the relevance and importance of the beneficial operational and financial outcomes of adopting a no-code MES. Firstly, there are strong indications that a no-code MES could be a possible solution for companies that could be impacted by the labor shortage in software developer jobs. Secondly, as the no-code MES mitigates the barriers with traditional MES solutions, having the MES built on no-code makes the solution more cost-effective and easy-to-maintain. Limitations & Future Research: This study is limited to two case companies and three interviews. The study’s findings are limited by the short duration of a no-code MES implementation in the case companies, preventing a full investigation of financial outcomes. Further research is necessary to fully examine the financial outcomes of implementing a no-code MES.

L’interopérabilité entre applications d’entreprise est une problématique à multiples facettes. Pour y répondre, nous avons investigué l’alignement sémantique des connaissances sur les processus et objets métier supportés par les différentes applications d’entreprise. Ces connaissances sont souvent hétérogènes selon les métiers et implémentées de manières diverses, engendrant ainsi des conflits sémantiques dues aux différentes interprétations des acteurs. Nous étudions l’identification de correspondances et/ou de conflits sémantiques entre ces connaissances, plus particulièrement dans le domaine des applications de gestion d’atelier (MES – Manufacturing Execution System). Nous proposons une démarche de formalisation de ces connaissances sous la forme d’un référentiel standardisé conforme à la norme ISO 62264 : "le référentiel MES", ainsi qu’une démarche d’enrichissement de ce référentiel par alignements successifs avec d’autres normes et/ou référentiels. Nous définissons ainsi formellement un méta-modèle qui décrit les relations sémantiques entre les éléments des référentiels à aligner, et des règles de contrôle sémantique pour garder la cohérence du référentiel MES et sa conformité au standard. Enfin, nous présentons une démarche d’alignement des besoins client sur le référentiel MES pour aider à la mise en œuvre des applications d’entreprise. Ce travail de recherche a été réalisé dans le cadre d’un projet de Recherche et Développement soutenu par le cluster économique EDIT de la région Rhône-Alpes, et sur ses résultats ont été utilisés dans une nouvelle offre de « MES à la carte ». / Interoperability between enterprise applications is a multifaceted problem. In response, we have investigated the semantic alignment of business process and object knowledge supported by enterprise applications. This knowledge is heterogeneous across business and is implemented in different ways, generating semantic conflicts due to different interpretations of the actors. We study the identification of correspondences and/or conflicts between semantic knowledge, especially in the field of Manufacturing Execution System (MES). We propose an approach to formalize knowledge as a standardized repository ISO 62264 compliant: the "MES repository", and an approach to enhance the MES repository by successive alignments with other standards and/or repositories. Thus, we formally define a meta-model that describes the semantic relationships between elements of the aligned repositories, and semantic control rules to keep MES repository consistency and its ISO compliance. Finally, we present an approach to align customer needs with the MES repository, in order to assist the implementation of enterprise applications. This PhD thesis was conducted as part of a research and development project supported by the economic Cluster Edit (Rhône-Alpes, France), and its results have been used in the new proposal “on demand MES”.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2017-02-09T15:05:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Elisandro J. de Vargas_.pdf: 2133593 bytes, checksum: d88e4cf367950643d13827d22a1c4888 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-09T15:05:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Elisandro J. de Vargas_.pdf: 2133593 bytes, checksum: d88e4cf367950643d13827d22a1c4888 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-22 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Sistemas de informação têm sido introduzidos progressivamente nos ambientes de manufatura. Isso advém da necessidade de captar dados, otimizar processos e gerar informações de maneira eficiente, inclusive em tempo real das operações produtivas, visando facilitar a tomada de decisão de gerentes e analistas. O Manufacturing Execution System (MES), denominado Sistema de Controle da Manufatura, pode auxiliar as empresas a captar dados e gerar informações, identificar e melhorar seus resultados. Entretanto, o simples acesso a um sistema de informação não garante vantagem. Portanto, para obter resultados consistentes é necessário alinhamento a jusante e a montante entre estratégias e táticas às práticas de produção com os sistemas de informação disponíveis no chão-de-fábrica. Neste sentido, esta pesquisa buscou responder ao problema de pesquisa como determinar o foco das funcionalidades que compõem os pilares de um MES para à satisfação dos objetivos estratégicos da manufatura?; sendo o MES representado pelos pilares e suas funcionalidades e estratégia da manufatura representada pelas prioridades de competência da manufatura. O objetivo geral consistiu em elaborar uma modelagem que possa distribuir importâncias entre as funcionalidades que compõem os pilares de um MES para aplicações industrias. O método de pesquisa utilizado foi a modelagem qualiquantitativa e as técnicas de coleta de dados foram entrevistas, aplicação da Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) e escala Likert, e grupo focal. A modelagem desenvolvida possibilita identificar um vetor de importância entre funcionalidades e um quadrante entre aplicação e melhoria destes vetores. Com isso, permite que as empresas que possuem ou buscam implantar sistemas MES e aplicadores de sistemas MES possam identificar quais elementos de medição e controle da manufatura mais representam os objetivos estratégicos da manufatura; além de contribuir ao avanço em pesquisas acerca de MES e estratégia da manufatura. Esta modelagem foi aplicada em duas empresas que datam o uso do MES de onze e oito anos, com produto e processos diferentes. Os resultados obtidos foram considerados consistentes e representativos à realidade das empresas. / Information systems have been progressively introduced in manufacturing environments. This is due to the need to capture data, optimize processes and generate information efficiently, including real-time production operations, to facilitate decision-making by managers and analysts. The Manufacturing Execution System (MES), called the Manufacturing Control System, can help companies capture data and generate information, identify and improve their results. However, simple access to an information system does not assure advantage. Therefore, to achieve consistent results, downstream and upstream alignment between strategies and tactics is required for production practices with the information systems available on the factory floor. In this sense, this research sought to answer the research problem how to determine the focus of the features that make up the core functions of a MES for the satisfaction of the strategic objectives of the manufacture; being the MES represented by the core functions and its features and manufacturing strategy represented by the competitive capabilities. The overall objective was to elaborate a model that can distribute importance between the features that make up the core functions of a MES for industrial applications. The research method used was qualitativequantitative modeling and the techniques of data collection were interviews, application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Likert scale, and focus group. The developed model allows identifying a vector of importance between features and a quadrant between application and improvement of these vectors. Thereby, it allows companies that have or are look up to deploy MES systems and MES system applicators to identify which elements of manufacturing measurement and control most represent the strategic objectives of manufacturing; besides contributing to the advancement in research on MES and manufacturing strategy. This model was applied in two companies that date the use of the MES of eleven and eight years, with diferente product and processes. The results obtained were considered consistent and representative to the reality of the companies.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:05:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 3127.pdf: 25890453 bytes, checksum: d4cbd429325861ff182934e97ff94c28 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-11-20 / Manufacturing systems with shared resources have been designed to meet the market needs, which require high quality products, low cost and the guarantee of the conditions agreed with the customer. The production scheduling in a manufacturing system is a complex task due to its combinatorial nature. Several studies show the use of search methods, such as Genetic Algorithms (GAs) and Tabu Search (TS), applied to the refinement of the production scheduling problem. The GAs present as disadvantages, the premature convergence, the lack of search intensification mechanisms in promising regions and also the lack of mechanisms which maintain the diversification of the population. In order to make GAs more effective in their search, by avoiding the premature convergence and ensuring the population diversity, some mechanisms are added to them so as to adjust their parameters during the search process, the so called Adaptative Genetic Algorithms (AGAs). However, these mechanisms do not guarantee the search intensification in the promising regions found. On the other hand, the TS presents mechanisms of search intensification and diversification, although its computational time depends on how optimal its initial solution is (solution by which the search process starts). In order to overcome the limitations of the traditional search methods, the Hybrid Algorithms (HAs) have been developed. They consist of the association of one method with another so that one helps the other in its deficiencies . This dissertation proposes the development of a Genetic-Tabu Algorithm (GTA) applied to the problem of the production reactive scheduling in a manufacturing system with shared resources, in order to ensure good compromise between makespan values and feedback time. The TS will be a functionality added to the AG and to the AGA, in other words, it will be a procedure to refine the individual(s) of the initial position and also to refine the individual obtained by the search methods. Tests have been conducted to determine which selection method (roulette or tournament) is more adequate for the definition of the neighborhood structure and also for the definition of the time to apply the mutation operator. Besides, other tests have been conducted by using different ways to calculate the makespan; one of them proposed in this dissertation and the others by Deriz (2007) and by Sanches (2008). / Os sistemas de manufatura com recursos compartilhados têm sido projetados para atender às necessidades do mercado, que demanda produtos que apresentem elevado padrão de qualidade, baixo custo e garantia das condições acordadas com o cliente. A programação da produção é uma tarefa complexa, pois é de natureza combinatória. Várias pesquisas apontam para a utilização de métodos de busca, como Algoritmos Genéticos (AGs) e Buscas Tabu (BTs), aplicados ao refinamento do problema da programação da produção. Os AGs apresentam como desvantagens a convergência prematura, a falta de mecanismos de intensificação da busca nas regiões promissoras e a falta de mecanismos que mantenham a diversificação da população. Para que os AGs possam ser mais efetivos em sua busca, de forma a evitar sua convergência prematura e garantir a diversidade populacional, acrescentam-se aos AGs, mecanismos que ajustam seus parâmetros no decorrer do processo de busca, os chamados Algoritmos Genéticos Adaptativos (AGAs). Esses mecanismos, no entanto, não garantem a intensificação da busca nas regiões promissoras encontradas. A BT, por sua vez, possui mecanismo de intensificação e diversificação da busca, porém o seu tempo computacional depende do quão ótimo é a sua solução inicial (solução pela qual se inicia o processo de busca). A fim de superar as limitações dos métodos de busca tradicionais, desenvolveram-se os Algoritmos Híbridos que agregam (ou associam) um método a outro, de forma que um auxilia o outro em sua deficiência . Neste trabalho, propõe-se o desenvolvimento de um Algoritmo Genético-Tabu (AGT) aplicado ao problema da programação reativa da produção em um sistema de manufatura com recursos compartilhados, a fim de garantir um bom compromisso entre valores de makespan e o tempo de obtenção da resposta. A BT será uma funcionalidade agregada ao AG e ao AGA, ou seja, é um procedimento que realizará o refinamento do(s) indivíduo(s) da população inicial e o refinamento do indivíduo obtido pelos métodos de busca. Realizam-se testes para definir qual método de seleção (roleta ou torneio) é mais bem aplicado ao problema, definição da estrutura da vizinhança e definição do momento de aplicação do operador de mutação. Além disso, foram também realizados testes com as diferentes formas de cálculo do makespan, sendo uma delas proposta neste trabalho e as demais propostas por Deriz (2007) e Sanches (2008).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:51:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 3829.pdf: 4230286 bytes, checksum: 57d5e0c531823572429b3f117b7809fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-06-21 / A necessary condition for the economic efficiency of modern plants is the ability to adjust - as quickly and effectively as possible - the performance of manufacturing process for demand request decisions. In this sense, the research emphasized the importance of understanding the best practices in Information Technology (IT) and the trade scenario of solutions using shopfloor real data in virtual environments for simulation and many achieved benefits. The highlights of this research focused on exploring the collaboration (practice of skills for the achievement of mutually beneficial results) between the MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and the digital manufacturing systems (also called virtual manufacturing systems) of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), in a scenario where the manufacturing processes require high flexibility, reliability and lower delivery times, extensive combination of variants and lower life-cycle of products. The research - in an exploratory and descriptive way, which identified the available knowledge on the subject more sharply between the years 2006 and 2010 - was grounded in the practices of world-renowned companies and institutions and considered opinions and evaluations of renowned researchers and professionals with expertise in initiatives to support the use of MES solutions data in systems of digital manufacturing of PLM to manufacturing processes planning. As a result of the studied scenarios and covered concepts, the research has consolidated a "diagram of information collaboration", with the aim of providing better decision choices within the framework of shop-floor project, processes planning and production management. The research also concluded that the MES systems may have their value extended if integrated within the characteristics of functionalities of the PLM concept. It also brought some recommendations and limitations on the portability of information, commented on the learned lessons and suggestions for future tasks that include the BPM (Business Process Management). / Uma condição necessária para a eficiência econômica das fábricas modernas é a habilidade de adequar - de forma mais rápida e melhor possível - o desempenho dos processos de manufatura às decisões de solicitação de demanda. Nesse sentido, ressaltou-se a importância de compreender as melhores práticas de Tecnologia da Informação (TI) e o cenário comercial de soluções que utilizam dados reais de chão-de-fábrica em ambientes virtuais de simulação e os vários benefícios obtidos. O destaque desta pesquisa ficou por conta de explorar a colaboração (prática de competências para a obtenção de resultados mutuamente vantajosos) entre os sistemas MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) e os sistemas de manufatura digital (também chamada fábrica virtual) do PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), num cenário onde os processos de manufatura impõem alta flexibilidade, confiança e menores tempos de entrega, ampla combinação de variantes e menores ciclos de vida de produtos. A pesquisa - de forma exploratória e descritiva, que identificou o conhecimento disponível sobre o tema mais acentuadamente entre os anos de 2006 e 2010 - foi embasada nas práticas de instituições e empresas mundialmente reconhecidas, e considerou opiniões e avaliações de profissionais e pesquisadores renomados nas iniciativas que apóiam a utilização de dados das soluções MES em sistemas de manufatura digital do PLM para o planejamento de processos de manufatura. Como resultado dos cenários estudados e conceitos abordados, a pesquisa consolidou um diagrama de colaboração da informação , com o propósito de auxiliar melhores tomadas de decisão no âmbito do projeto de chão-de-fábrica, planejamento de processos e gerência da produção. A pesquisa ainda concluiu quanto os sistemas MES podem ter seu valor ampliado se integrados dentro das características de funcionalidades do conceito PLM, trouxe algumas recomendações e limitações sobre a portabilidade das informações, comentou sobre as lições aprendidas e apresentou sugestões de trabalhos futuros que inclui o gerenciamento de processos de negócios BPM (Business Process Management).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T17:38:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Yuri k Lopes.pdf: 3796043 bytes, checksum: 70432b9e6f5bb1b00a3971427ddf5a44 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The languages and automata theory is used to obtain the coordinating control logic of automated manufacturing plants. However, there is a lack of standardization to interface MES (Manufacturing Execution System), SCADA (Supervisory Control System and Data Acquisition) and coordination control. This paper investigates the use of languages and automata theory to integrate and implement MES and SCADA with controllers for data acquisition and intervention in the manufacturing plant. This approach aims to achieve consistency between levels as well as the systematic development of interfaces between MES, SCADA and control coordination. Thus, the objective is to reduce the effort for creating and maintaining these systems. Furthermore, it was implemented a tool for modeling and synthesis of the proposed method. For the experiments, it was developed a graphical environment for simulation of manufacturing. The validation was performed by through two experiments in which were modeled and synthesized controller, SCADA and MES according to the proposed method. / A teoria de linguagens e autômatos é utilizada para a obtenção da lógica de controle de coordenação de plantas de manufatura automatizadas. No entanto, há uma carência da padronização das interfaces entre o MES (Sistema de Execução da Manufatura), o SCADA (Controle Supervisório e Aquisição de Dados) e o controle de coordenação. Este trabalho investiga o uso da teoria de linguagens e autômatos para integrar e implementar o MES e o SCADA com os controladores para a aquisição de dados e a intervenção na planta de manufatura. Tal abordagem visa à consistência entre níveis bem como a sistematização do desenvolvimento das interfaces entre MES, SCADA e o controle de coordenação. Com isso, objetiva-se a redução do esforço para a criação e manutenção desses sistemas. Ainda, foi implementada uma ferramenta para a modelagem e síntese conforme o método proposto. Para a realização dos experimentos, foi desenvolvido um ambiente para simulação gráfica da manufatura. A validação foi realizada por meio de dois experimentos, nos quais foram modelados e sintetizados o controlador, o SCADA e o MES segundo o método proposto.

<p>A thesis study investigating the development and evaluation of a computer vision (CV) system for a manufacturing assembly task is reported. The CV inference results are compared to a Manufacturing Process Plan and an automation method completes a buyoff in the software, Solumina. Research questions were created and three hypotheses were tested. A literature review was conducted recognizing little consensus of Industry 4.0 technology adoption in manufacturing industries. Furthermore, the literature review uncovered the need for additional research within the topic of CV. Specifically, literature points towards more research regarding the cognitive capabilities of CV in manufacturing. A CV system was developed and evaluated to test for 90% or greater confidence in part detection. A CV dataset was developed and the system was trained and validated with it. Dataset contextualization was leveraged and evaluated, as per literature. A CV system was trained from custom datasets, containing six classes of part. The pre-contextualization dataset and post-contextualization dataset was compared by a Two-Sample T-Test and statistical significance was noted for three classes. A python script was developed to compare as-assembled locations with as-defined positions of components, per the Manufacturing Process Plan. A comparison of yields test for CV-based True Positives (TPs) and human-based TPs was conducted with the system operating at a 2σ level. An automation method utilizing Microsoft Power Automate was developed to complete the cognitive functionality of the CV system testing, by completing a buyoff in the software, Solumina, if CV-based TPs were equal to or greater than human-based TPs.</p>