Manufacturing process management (MPM) is a collection of technologies and methods used to define how products are to be manufactured. MPM differs from ERP/MRP

Enterprise resource planning

Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...

 which is used to plan the ordering of materials and other resources, set manufacturing schedules, and compile cost data.

A cornerstone of MPM is the central repository for the integration of all these tools and activities aids in the exploration of alternative production line

Production line

A production line is a set of sequential operations established in a factory whereby materials are put through a refining process to produce an end-product that is suitable for onward consumption; or components are assembled to make a finished article....

 scenarios; making assembly line

Assembly line

An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned logistics to create a finished product much faster than with handcrafting-type methods...

s more efficient with the aim of reduced lead time to product launch, shorter product times and reduced work in progress (WIP) inventories as well as allowing rapid response to product or product changes.

Topics and technology

• Production process planning
  Scheduling (production processes)
  Scheduling is an important tool for manufacturing and engineering, where it can have a major impact on the productivity of a process. In manufacturing, the purpose of scheduling is to minimize the production time and costs, by telling a production facility when to make, with which staff, and on...
  
  
  • Manufacturing concept planning
  • Factory layout planning and analysis
    • work flow simulation.
    • walk-path assembly planning
    • plant design optimization
  • Mixed model line balancing.
  • Workloads on multiple stations.
  • Process simulation tools e.g. die press lines, manufacturing lines
  • Ergonomic simulation and assessment of production assembly tasks
  • Resource planning
• Computer-aided manufacturing
  Computer-aided manufacturing
  Computer-aided manufacturing is the use of computer software to control machine tools and related machinery in the manufacturing of workpieces. This is not the only definition for CAM, but it is the most common; CAM may also refer to the use of a computer to assist in all operations of a...
  
   (CAM)
  • Numerical control CNC
  • Direct Numerical Control
    Direct Numerical Control
    Direct numerical control , also known as distributed numerical control , is a common manufacturing term for networking CNC machine tools...
    
     (DNC)
  • Tooling/equipment/fixtures development
  • Tooling and Robot
    Industrial robot
    An industrial robot is defined by ISO as an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes...
    
     work-cell setup and offline programming (OLP)
• Generation of shop floor work instructions
• Time and cost estimates
  • ABC - Manufacturing activity-based costing
    Activity-based costing
    Activity-based costing is a special costing model that identifies activities in an organization and assigns the cost of each activity with resources to all products and services according to the actual consumption by each...
    
    
  • Production, costs, and pricing
    Production, costs, and pricing
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to industrial organization:Industrial organization – describes the behavior of firms in the marketplace with regard to production, pricing, employment and other decisions...
    
    
• Quality Computer-aided quality
  Computer-aided quality
  Computer-aided quality assurance is the engineering application of computers and computer controlled machines for the definition and inspection of the quality of products.This includes:*Measuring equipment management*Goods inward inspection...
  
   assurance (CAQ)
  • FMEA Failure mode and effects analysis
    Failure mode and effects analysis
    A failure modes and effects analysis is a procedure in product development and operations management for analysis of potential failure modes within a system for classification by the severity and likelihood of the failures...
    
    
  • SPC Statistical process control
    Statistical process control
    Statistical process control is the application of statistical methods to the monitoring and control of a process to ensure that it operates at its full potential to produce conforming product. Under SPC, a process behaves predictably to produce as much conforming product as possible with the least...
    
    
  • Computer aided inspection with coordinate-measuring machine
    Coordinate-measuring machine
    A coordinate measuring machine is a device for measuring the physical geometrical characteristics of an object. This machine may be manually controlled by an operator or it may be computer controlled. Measurements are defined by a probe attached to the third moving axis of this machine...
    
     (CMM)
  • Tolerance stack-up analysis using PMI
    Product Manufacturing Information
    Product and manufacturing information, also abbreviated PMI, conveys non-geometric attributes in 3D computer-aided design and Collaborative Product Development systems necessary for manufacturing product components or subsystems. PMI may include geometric dimensions and tolerances, 3D...
    
     models.
• Success Measurements
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness
    Overall equipment effectiveness
    Overall equipment effectiveness is a hierarchy of metrics which evaluates and indicates how effectively a manufacturing operation is utilized. The results are stated in a generic form which allows comparison between manufacturing units in differing industries...
    
     (OEE),
• Communication with other systems
  • Enterprise resource planning
    Enterprise resource planning
    Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
    
     (ERP)
  • Manufacturing Operations Management
    Manufacturing operations management
    Manufacturing operations management is a methodology for viewing an end-to-end manufacturing process with a view to optimizing efficiency....
    
     (MOM)
  • Product Data Management
    Product Data Management
    Product data management is the business function often within product lifecycle management that is responsible for the creation, management and publication of product data...
    
     (PDM)
  • SCADA
    SCADA
    SCADA generally refers to industrial control systems : computer systems that monitor and control industrial, infrastructure, or facility-based processes, as described below:...
    
     (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) real time process monitoring and control
  • Human-machine interface
    Human-machine interface
    Human-machine interface is the part of the machine that handles the Human-machine interaction- Overview :In complex systems, the human-machine interface is typically computerized. The term Human-computer interface refers to this kind of systems....
    
     (HMI) (or man-machine interface (MMI))
  • Distributed control system
    Distributed control system
    A distributed control system refers to a control system usually of a manufacturing system, process or any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location but are distributed throughout the system with each component sub-system controlled by one or more...
    
     (DCS)

See also

• List of production topics
• Process management
  Process management
  Process management is the ensemble of activities of planning and monitoring the performance of a process. The term usually refers to the management of business processes and manufacturing processes...
  
  
• Quality Management System processes
  Quality Management System processes
  A Quality Management System process is a business excellence which forms an element of the Quality Management System of an organisation. The ISO9001:2000 standard requires organisations seeking compliance or certification to define the processes which form the QMS and the sequence and interaction...
  
  

Further reading

• Materials and Manufacturing Processes, ISSN: 1532-2475 (electronic) 1042-6914 (paper), Taylor & Francis
  Taylor & Francis
  Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes books and academic journals. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.- Overview :...