Inventory Execution Management: Tasks
(Level 3)
- Directing the performance of work
- Should the MES include functions to control Inventory Execution?
- Should the MES include functions to do automatic material order transactions?
- Should the MES include functions to schedule inventory procedures?
- Ensuring that the correct resources are used in inventory operations
- Should the MES ensure that the correct resources are used in inventory operations?
- Should the MES supervise free batch reservations?
- Should the MES supervise free handling units reservations?
- Ensuring that work order procedures and regulations are followed
- Should the MES ensure that standard operation procedures and mandatory regulatories will be met?
- Should the MES take symbols for environment, health und safety(EHS) into consideration?
- Should the MES monitor stock differences of materials with specific purchase taxes (e.g. alcohol)?
- Should the MES do inventory for critical materials (e.g. narcotics)?
- Documenting the status and results of the work performed
- Should the MES documentthe results and work flows of the inventory activities?
- Should the MES check the availability of handling units at the production line?
- Should the MES mark partially used handling units?
- Should the MES document the last inventory date?
- Should the MES documentthe timespan a handling unit was out of the cool chain?
- Should the MES use the tare weight of handling units?
- Informing transfer dispatching and/or detailed transfer scheduling
- Should the MES give a feedback of unforseen and abnormal events if they could compromise the planned transfer dispatching and/or detailed transfer scheduling?
- Should the MES notify if the cool chain was violated?
- Should the MES check online the amount of raw materials?
- Confirming that the work was accomplished according to the accepted quality standards
- Should the MES provide requirements of quality standards which must be considered?
- Should the MES check pre expiring dates of materials?
- Should the MES initiate and documenent sampling activities?
- Verifying that equipment and personnel certifications are valid for the assigned tasks
- Should the MES check the validity of asset inspections (e.g. calibration of scales)?
- Should the MES check the cleaning status of tanks and reactors?
- Verifying the actual volume or quantity of particular items of inventory materials
- Should the MES verify the volume of tanks or the amount of stock?
- Should the MES deal with retrograde adjusting entries?