Problem Accurate and current information about the manufacturing process and finished product inventory was not available in legacy systems, and there was duplication of effort for manual data entry. Work processes were complex and not integrated across locations, and information was not available for rapid decision-making. Systems were difficult to modify to meet emerging needs. The software is designed to operate independent of the installed automation technology. This flexibility protects Polimeri's current plant investments.
Production planning is compiled at headquarters with detail execution at the plants.
There is no duplication of data entry, and the automatic data transfer has eliminated the manual entry errors. Process orders are correlated to plant batches and campaigns. Often, they must search through the process order to the actual batch to find quality or process measurements. It provides a consistent user interface, independent of the plant control systems. PP-PI electronic batch records provide traceability from raw material to finished product.