| dc.description.abstract | Worldwide manufacturing industry
started to go with Industry 4.0 and so do Sri
Lankan manufacturing industry. For this
revolution, Shop floor integration is an essential
requirement for implementing concept of
industrial 4.0. Considering Shop floor integration,
there are two facts according to the
manufacturing IT; First Integration of all
machines, systems, user interfaces. (Central IT
systems - manufacturing execution systems
(MES) level) in simple words the MES has to
ensure the product is manufactured correctly. In
this matter a lower level layer / shop floor
integration layer should handle the process. This
layer manages the MES, all the details of shop
floor control and communication. Second
Communication of the systems at the shop floor.
The purpose here is the supply of industry
standard interfaces and shop floor integration
platform PAC is an ideal product for
implementing these concepts.
ERP systems contain information regarding
inventory, customer demand and MES control
contain how to build it. So, integrating these two
could help to increase operational efficiency and
enable organizations to become more flexible. In
addition, real-time information exchange
between the business layer and the production
layer could help increase overall efficiency,
reduce cycle time and management get more
visible information and that helps to improve
decision making.
Researchers goal is to find out requirements and
possibilities to implement such technologies in
line with industry 4.0 revolution in Sri lankan
context. In result of surveying conducted among
selected manufacturing organizations who
already use ERP system or capable of implement
ERP systems featuring Manufacturing Execution
System, gathered necessary information. | |
