iScan PDM

iScan PDM - Production Data Management

Central system for the Acquisition and Administration of Production Data

iScan PDM – Production Data Management – is a central system applied for the acquisition and management of production data with barcode scanners. iScan is easy to handle and provides high transparency, batch traceability and a direct ERP connection.

iScan PDM manages production data starting with goods and material employed and ending with filling and packaging of the final product. Consumptions, deficient products and further production-relevant data are systematically recorded and documented - thus providing a high level of transparency concerning production processes and an assignment of consumptions to the related orders.

iScan PDM provides a direct connection to a higher-level ERP system. Master data, process instructions and orders are imported from the ERP system and, changes such as consumptions and rejects are reported to the higher-level system in real time. The direct assignment of consumptions and rejects to the related process orders facilitates the systematic analysis and optimization of production processes and a reduction of error sources.

iScan PDM creates transparency in production. Traceability of production process answers the question of when and which of your products were produced under which conditions. Traceability makes it possible to minimize downtimes and quality losses, reduce production costs and ensure transparent production.

Benefits

• Transparent production processes
• Complete acquisition of production data
• Quality management
• Detection of bad operation modes
• Reduction of sources of error and downtimes
• Monitoring and targeted optimization of production processes
• Transparency in manufacturing
• Transparent consumptions and rejects
• Complete data acquisition of consumption and rejects
• Assignment related to process orders of consumptions and rejects
• Reduced production costs
• Successful implementation due to high acceptance

Core Features

• Takeover of base data from the ERP-system
• Calculation and administration of recipes
• Feedback of the goods produced/amount (good goods, goods not conforming to the type, rejects) and consumptions
• Guidance of the plant operator through the production process
• Processing of material target lists
• Monitoring of the process duration
• Traceability of eachy batch
• Recording of all production steps
• Order-related documentation of consumptions
• Production order related documentation of consumptions
• Automatic reporting of relevant data to the ERP-system
• Connection options with automatic value transfer, BOM and tolerance checks
• Connection options with automatic value transfer, parts list and tolerance checks
• Recording of key production figures

Technologies

• Connection to a superordinate ERP/goods management system RFC,BAPI, XML, BizTalk... Data import from SAP (base data, goods receipt) Data access to SAP
  Feedback of material flows to SAP (goods movements)
• WLAN connection of mobile handscanners
• LAN connection of stationary scales and scanners
• Automated mail reports (as PDF- or in Excel)
• No special client installation necessary for users
• Central, company-wide solution

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