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 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 scenarios; making assembly lines 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.
Production process planningManufacturing concept planningFactory layout planning and analysiswork flow simulation.walk-path assembly planningplant design optimizationMixed model line balancing.Workloads on multiple stations.Process simulation tools e.g. die press lines, manufacturing linesErgonomic simulation and assessment of production assembly tasksResource planningComputer-aided manufacturing (CAM)Numerical control CNCDirect numerical control (DNC)Tooling/equipment/fixtures developmentTooling and Robot work-cell setup and offline programming (OLP)Generation of shop floor work instructionsTime and cost estimatesABC – Manufacturing activity-based costingOutline of industrial organizationQuality computer-aided quality assurance (CAQ)Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)Statistical process control (SPC)Computer aided inspection with coordinate-measuring machine (CMM)Tolerance stack-up analysis using PMI models.Success measurementsOverall equipment effectiveness (OEE),Communication with other systemsEnterprise resource planning (ERP)Manufacturing operations management (MOM)Product data management (PDM)SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) real time process monitoring and controlHuman–machine interface (HMI) (or man-machine interface (MMI))Distributed control system (DCS)