Before revision: From the MES point of view, possible information flows are: To PLM: production test results From PLM: product definitions, bill of operations (routings), electronic work instructions, equipment settings To ERP: production performance results, produced and consumed material From ERP: production planning , order requirements To CRM: product tracking and tracing information From CRM: product complaints To HRM: personnel performance From HRM: personnel skills, personnel availability To PDES: production test and execution results From PDES: manufacturing flow definitions, design of experiments (DoE) definitions In many cases, middleware enterprise application integration (EAI) systems are being used to exchange transaction messages between MES and Level 4 systems.
After revision: From the MES point of view, possible information flows are: To PLM: Production test results From PLM: Product definitions, bill of operations (routings), electronic work instructions, equipment settings To ERP: Production performance results, produced and consumed material From ERP: Production Planning , order requirements To CRM: Product tracking and tracing information From CRM: Product complaints To HRM: Personnel performance From HRM: Personnel skills, personnel availability To PDES: Production test and execution results From PDES: manufacturing flow definitions, design of experiments (DoE) definitions In many cases, middleware enterprise application integration (EAI) systems are being used to exchange transaction messages between MES and Level 4 systems.