Process Industry Manufacturing Software: ERP, Planning, Recipe, MES & Process Control - Softcover

Snapp, Shaun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939731186 ISBN 13: 9781939731180

Publisher: Scm Focus, 2014

Synopsis

How This Book is Unique

The only book to provide an overall solution architecture for a process industry environment. For so long process industries were left out in the cold when it came to enterprise solution, forced to use applications designed for the discrete manufacturing environment. However, this book highlights process industry specific applications and functionality. 

Covers the big four software categories for process industry manufacturing. Explains a wide variety of process industry sub-sectors from food processing to mining.

About this title

From the Back Cover

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From the Inside Flap

Finally, a Book that Focuses on Software for Process Industries!

The secret is out: you don't have to make a planning application that is designed for discrete manufacturing fit your process industry needs. You have options.

From a distance, all process industry plants look the same. But under closer inspection, it's clear that every plant is very different. In fact, process industries have the widest variety of unique manufacturing requirements of all the manufacturing categories, and for this reason, no off-the-shelf planning application will meet all the requirements. Through extensive graphics, screen shots--and links to videos available online--this book gives a thorough analysis of planning and the software solutions that meet the process industry's unique and varied requirements.

By reading this book you will:

• Understand the difference between process and discrete manufacturing and why software solutions designed for discrete manufacturing leave process industries with gaps in functionality.
• Examine batch and continuous processing within process industries.
• Lessen the confusion around terminology, such as recipes, formulas, bill of materials and more.
• Learn about common software functionality designed for process industries.
• Know what to look for when selecting software to meet your business requirements for production planning.
• Explore the software applications from PlanetTogether, Arena Solutions, Hamilton Grant, and AspenTech and how their solutions meet the complexities of process industries.

A Book Based in Reality

The book provides many examples from real life project experiences, the emphasis being on the reality of process industry IT projects.

Interconnected to Web Information

In order the keep the book at a manageable and easily readable length, the book also provides numerous links out to the SCM Focus site, where supporting articles allow readers to get into more detail on topics that interest them.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scm Focus
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1939731186
• ISBN 13: 9781939731180
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272