Production Resources
The production resources in Fluentis's MES system allow for the management of all parameters necessary for planning and optimizing production operations. Through an intuitive interface, users can import different types of resources, including items, machines, employees, work centers, and measuring instruments.
Moreover, it is possible to customize the layout and behavior of the work center, adapting the system to specific business needs easily, quickly, and autonomously.
This functionality not only simplifies the management of production resources but also allows for easy copying of default settings from existing resources, ensuring that the data is always updated and consistent.
Through this window, all parameters concerning the management of production resources within the MES are set.
Specific button:
Import: allows importing into the Production resources table the following types of resources: Item, Machine, Employee, Work Center, and Measuring Instrument; it is also possible to import more than one at a time by simply selecting them via the Import pop-up. If there are already records in the table and the operator selects one of a certain type of resource, when the Import button is pressed, the procedure will already filter for that same type of resource and will also copy all the settings entered in the selected resource (i.e., the one already present in the resource grid) to the new records of the resources entered through the import procedure.
Production resources
The form consists of a first grid containing data related to the entered resources, including:
Code: indicates the production resource code;
Description: indicates the description of the production resource code;
Type of resource: indicates the type of resource among: Employee, ITEM, Machine, Measurement tool, and Work center;
Machine: indicates the code of the machine associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Machine;
Machine description: indicates the description of the machine associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Machine;
Work center: indicates the code of the work center associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Work Center;
Work center description: indicates the description of the work center associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Work Center;
Employee: indicates the code of the employee associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Employee;
Surname: indicates the last name of the employee associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Employee;
First Name: indicates the first name of the employee associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Employee;
Class: indicates the class of the item associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Measuring Instrument;
Item code: indicates the code of the item associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Measuring Instrument;
Item description: indicates the description of the item associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Measuring Instrument;
Measurement tool: indicates the code of the measuring instrument equipment associated with the resource; it is enabled only if the Resource Type is Measuring Instrument;
Refresh interval(secs): indicates the number of seconds for refreshing MES forms, for example: for refreshing data in the Analysis tab or for refreshing the automatic working time.
To each resource entered in the upper grid, all the information present in the subsequent tabs is associated.
General
In this tab, a number of pieces of information that influence the behavior of the individual production resource during Production Declarations are present.
Mandatory operator: if active, it requires the operator to enter a type of employee resource in the Resource field of the main Production Declarations form before proceeding with the rest of the activities. This will be the employee indicated as the operator making the declaration;
Require password: if active, it requires the operator to enter a password to proceed; the required passwords are in the following order: the password present in the Employee form, and if not present, the system password is requested. If neither is present, the user will be required to enter one.
If both Mandatory Operator and Mandatory Password flags are enabled, the operator will have to enter the employee first and then, upon the procedure's request, the password.
Mandatory team: if active, it enables a check that requires the operator to enter at least one team member before proceeding with the declaration activity;
Allow Overlapping Reporting: if active, it allows the phases of a production order to be declared without following the indicated sequence in the cycle; if not activated, overlapping phases or declaring phases without following the cycle's sequence is not possible;
Enable multi-phase: if active, it allows for declarations of multiple phases simultaneously;
Maximum number of phases: allows indicating the maximum number of phases that can be declared simultaneously;
Manual time entry: if active, it enables the operator to input working time;
Time Proposed: if active, it enables the automatic proposal of working time input;
Time Allocation Method: indicates the method by which time is allocated in the case of simultaneous declarations of multiple processing phases. The active methods are: Sequence: time is allocated to the phases in work based on the planned or entered sequence, Proportional: time is allocated proportionally based on the produced quantity of the declaration and the quantities to be produced of the individual phases;
Quantity distribution type: indicates the method by which the quantity is allocated in the case of simultaneous declarations of multiple processing phases. The active methods are: Sequence: quantity is allocated to the phases in work based on the planned or entered sequence, Proportional: quantity is allocated proportionally based on the produced quantity of the declaration and the quantities to be produced of the individual phases; Manual allows for manually indicating the produced quantities in each individual phase;
Mandatory manual material declaration: if active, along with the flag Mandatory manual material declaration present in the MRP Parameters of the item, ensures that in the Materials tab of the Production Declarations, the item is proposed with a quantity of zero, thus requiring the user to manually input a value before proceeding;
Mandatory WorkSheet: if active, it enables a check that prevents the operator from adding a phase that does not yet have the "Final Print" flag enabled. This "Final Print" flag can be enabled through the print procedure of the Work Sheet;
Mandatory label printing: if active, it enables a check that requires the operator to print all labels before proceeding with the declaration activity;
Mandatory defect if declared reject: if active, it enables a check that requires the operator to enter the type of defect if they enter a scrapped quantity;
Automatic registration: if active, it allows for the automatic creation of stock registration upon declaration confirmation.
Document Management
Document Origin Type to Exclude: this table is linked to the Documents and Operating Instructions tab of Fluentis MES and allows defining which types of documents should be excluded; thus, files attached to these document types will not be displayed in the Documents and Operating Instructions tab.
The types of documents that can be excluded are:
None: none of the document types is excluded;
ITEM: all documents (files, images, ...) related to the item will not be displayed in the Documents and Operating Instructions tab;
Sales Order: all documents (files, images, ...) related to the customer order will not be displayed in the Documents and Operating Instructions tab;
Job order: all documents (files, images, ...) related to the job will not be displayed in the Documents and Operating Instructions tab;
Production order: all documents (files, images, ...) related to the production order will not be displayed in the Documents and Operating Instructions tab; Phase of Production Order: all documents (files, images, ...) related to the individual phase of a production order (within the Attached Documents tab related to the phase) will not be displayed in the Documents and Operating Instructions tab.
Quality Controls
Contains a series of controls related to the Quality Control tab of Fluentis MES.
Type of control to consider: it is the document type of the item control in which the measured values will be stored;
Article detail to consider: it is the highest detail of the item that is considered for testing (None, Batch, S.N., U.D.C.);
The phase is lockable: upon the first non-compliant value or the average of the measured values being non-compliant, the phase itself and subsequent phases are blocked until they are unlocked by an authorized operator. In this case, the Suspension reason of phase block indicated in the section dedicated to suspension reasons will be used.
Suspension Reasons
Interruption reason to be excluded: in this table, it is possible to indicate all the suspension reasons that one wants to exclude within Fluentis MES.
Interruption reason proposed: indicates the suspension reason that is used by default when an operator creates a suspension without indicating a suspension reason in the related field in the Fluentis MES Production tab.
Automatic interrupt: if enabled, it allows for automatic interruptions of declarations according to the times indicated in the work center;
Night break interruption reason: indicates the suspension reason used to create the suspension for the night break;
Lunch break interruption reason: indicates the suspension reason used to create the suspension for the lunch break;
Suspension reason of phase block: indicates the suspension reason used to block the phases in case of non-compliance in quality controls.
Layout
Specific buttons:
Complete layout: allows activating the full layout of the MES interface with a single click;
Minimal layout: allows activating the minimal layout of the MES interface with a single click;
In this tab, there is a series of pieces of information that influence the layout of the production resource during Production Declarations.
Tab sequence
This section allows defining whether a tab is visible or not; it is also possible to change their sequence;
Do not display
This section allows hiding various unnecessary information within Fluentis MES.
General
Group: if active, hides information related to the group;
Sequence: if active, hides information related to the sequence;
Subphase: if active, hides information related to the sub-phase;
Work center: if active, hides information related to the work center;
Machine: if active, hides information related to the machine;
Labour group: if active, hides information related to the labor group;
Expected dates: if active, hides information related to the expected dates;
Variant: if active, hides information related to the variant;
Production order: if active, hides information related to the production order;
Job order: if active, hides information related to the job;
Project: if active, hides information related to the project;
Batches: if active, hides information related to lot management;
Serial number: if active, hides information related to serial number management;
UDC: if active, hides information related to UDC management;
Items produced
Deposit warehouse: if active, hides information related to the deposit warehouse of produced items in the Production tab;
Deposit template: if active, hides information related to the deposit reason of produced items in the Production tab;
Payment location: if active, hides information related to the deposit location of produced items in the Production tab;
Waste deposit warehouse: if active, hides information related to the scrap deposit warehouse of produced items in the Production tab;
Scrap template payment: if active, hides information related to the scrap deposit reason of produced items in the Production tab;
Waste payment location: if active, hides information related to the scrap deposit location of produced items in the Production tab;
Alternative quantity: if active, hides information related to alternative quantity management;
Materials
Picking warehouse: if active, hides information related to the withdrawal warehouse of materials in the Materials tab;
Template picking: if active, hides information related to the withdrawal reason of materials in the Materials tab;
Waste deposit warehouse: if active, hides information related to the withdrawal warehouse of scrap materials in the Materials tab;
Scrap template payment: if active, hides information related to the withdrawal reason of scrap materials in the Materials tab;
Quality Controls
Sequence: if active, hides information related to the sequence in the Quality Controls tab;
Test Type: if active, hides information related to the test type in the Quality Controls tab;
Measurement Tools: if active, hides information related to the Measuring Instrument Category and the Measuring Instruments in the Quality Controls tab;
Tolerance limits: if active, hides information related to Tolerance Limits (L.min.(toll-), L.min.(toll+), L.max.(toll-) and L.max.(toll+)) in the Quality Controls tab;
Control Type and Frequency: if active, hides information related to the Control Test Type and Frequency in the Quality Controls tab;
Warehouse: if active, hides information related to the warehouse in the Quality Controls tab;
Template: if active, hides information related to the warehouse reason for non-conforming items in the Quality Controls tab;
Other
Production
Machine Widget: if active, hides information related to the machine in the Production tab;
Defect: if active, hides information related to the defect in the Production tab;
Interruption reason: if active, hides information related to the suspension reason in the Production tab;
Team
Operators no more active: if active, hides the grid related to the List of inactive operators in the Team tab;
Notes
Notes list: if active, hides the grid related to the Documents attached to the report of the selected phase in the Documents and Operating Instructions tab in the Notes tab;
Analysis
OEE: if active, hides the OEE charts in the Analysis tab;
Charts: if active, hides the bar charts (Quantity analysis, Time analysis) in the Analysis tab;
Grids: if active, hides the tables (Quantity values, Time Values) in the Analysis tab.
Extra Data
Extra data list: if active, hides the grid related to the Extra Data List (select a phase) in the Extra Data tab;
For all that is not detailed in this document regarding the common functioning of forms, please refer to the following link: Custom Features, Buttons, and Fields.