Global Automation Partners (GAP) possesses a wealth of experience and expertise in the different phase of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) implementation. Whether to assist our clients in the strategic planning phase and prototyping of solutions, design and implementation, site readiness and system interfaces, GAP has acquired and applied its knowledge using multiple software platforms, such as:
- Elan Software Systems' XFP
- Rockwell's Propack data
- Werum's PAS-X
- Honeywell's POMS.Net
- Wonderware Archestra based solutions
Staff augmentation
GAP resources can take on key roles in the client's project organization to bring the right know-how at the right time.
- Project management
- Technical lead
- Interface design and development
- Common solutions design and development
- Documentation and validation support
- Testing and validation services
Strategic planning and definition
Services:
- Establish strategic manufacturing plan aligned with clients’ business strategy
- Define and document clients’ operating environment by applying recognized industry standards
- Prototype possible solution sets using COTS
Competencies:
- Knowledgeable of key manufacturing software products
- Accomplished in custom solutions development
- Committed to internal quality system, complete with coding standards
Methodology:
- Meet users and stakeholders to define business objectives and business drivers
- Define guidelines for documentation, development and implementation of functions
- Identify control systems and information systems involved
- Survey and gather data on physical and logical status of the systems identified in-line with the MS Enterprise Architecture model
- Define business objectives and drivers
- Define the value proposition for implementing a proposed future state manufacturing systems architecture for each site
- Define target scenarios and models for control and information systems
- Analyze gaps between current state of systems and target scenarios and models
- Analyze implementation priorities and roadmap
- Analyze benefits
- Documentation is produced in-line with following high-level guidelines
Prototyping
Using its own platform and a combination of client and GAP software licenses, GAP has developed an approach to prototype different software tools to achieve the appropriate solution for a particular need. The client's data environment is reproduced and different scenarios are implemented, analyzed and tested against requirements.
Design and Implementation
GAP applies industry recognized standards in the documentation, configuration, testing, implementation and validation of MES solutions.
GAP is an implementation partner of Elan Software Systems’ XFP software as well as Wonderware’s based MES solutions.
