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• Gathering and reporting data on inventory operations and materials manipulated
  • Should the MES gather and report stock data and data of warehouse activities?
  • Should the MES store tank and warehouse stock in specific cayclic timespans?
  • Should the MES have the ability to generate stock list ordered by maturity?
  • Should the MES store data of cooling chains for each batch or handling unit?
  • Which handling units should be inventoried (permanent, random, ...)?
  • Should every movement of handling units inside the warehouse be stored by the MES?
  • Should partial handling units be consumed with higher priority?

 

• Maintaining information for product tracking
  • Should an MES hold product tracking information? ''
  • How much data must be managed? ''
  • Which granularity is required for inventory and produced quantity tracing? (material level, batch level, container level)
  • Should an external system be able to obtain write access? 
  • Who should have access to traceability data? 
  • How are entities (containers, storage space, ...) marked and how are they recorded?
  • Which products may be stored in which areas or storage spaces?
  • Which processing steps must be managed? (raw materials, intra materials, semi-finished goods, finished goods, etc.)
  • In which steps of the business processes should traceability be possible?
  • Is there Rework?

 

• Maintaining information for quality tracking
  • Should an MES manage/maintain information for quality tracking?
  • With which container was a sample taken?
  • Should the cold chain be traceable?
  • How should the status of the containers be recorded? (e.g. blocked because contaminated)
  • Should the MES document the expiration dates?
  • Should shelf life and retest data be included?

 

• Maintaining information for maintenance tracking
  • Should an MES maintain information to track maintenance activities?
  • For example, are filter changes to be planned/documented?
  • Do you want to store data about performed calibrations/verifications?
  • Should cyclical checks be initiated and recorded? (e.g. checklist)
  • Are operating hours counters to be evaluated?