SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRATIONSystem and information integration concerns IT-supported exchange of data and decisive information between IT systems in a production company. Production IT and automation systems in the departments of the company are often introduced to optimise one or more processes in the specific department. In spite of local optimisations, the exchange of information between departments is often manual, or only automated to a limited degree.
In terms of the internal supply chain and the internal business processes in a company, the exchange of information between departments is of great importance to the performance of the company. Often, work procedures in one department depend on information about the performance of work procedures in other departments. Thus, work procedures in one department may be delayed or disturbed as a result of problems in another department. However, if there is transparency between the departments in the company, steps may be taken before a given process is to be initiated. On a local level, a better planning foundation is achieved in each department, which makes it possible to switch around orders very quickly, thus optimising order performance. IT-supported integration may be divided into horizontal and vertical considerations. Horizontal integration takes place between departments and/or production sections on the same level in the company. Vertical integration concerns the integration from Production IT systems (MES, Batch) in the different production sections to administrative systems (ERP, MRP).
Results IT-supported integration between production control systems in different production sections ensures:
Implementation of IT-supported integration between production IT systems and administrative systems ensures:
AN GROUP has carried out system and information integration projects for companies such as Gumlink, Arla Foods and Danisco Cultur. |
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