What is the purpose of the ERP Feeder

This module sends live OEE data to business systems such as ERP, CMMS, MES and others.

This allows other systems to make live use of OEE data such as machine status, production volumes, etc.

This module is the antagonist of the ERP/OPC Reader, where OEE data are sent from an external OPC or MES/SCADA/ERP system to OEE Coach.

Why send data from the OEE system to ERP and not the other way around?

Because of the built-in plausibility rules in OEE Coach and the correction of any erroneous data directly at the source, the OEE data usually turns out to have a much higher correctness than data that would otherwise – without plausibility rules – have been obtained.

To avoid duplicate data entry, data can be transferred from OEE Coach directly to other systems.

How it works.

With every status change of the machine, a status update is sent to the external system.

As long as the machine is in a particular status (for example, [P]roduction or [F]ailure, ongoing data (such as time, volume, comments) can also be updated to the external system.

The user can specify which statuses are forwarded and which are not.
For example, you could forward only status changes for [F]ailure to be used subsequently In the (CMMS) maintenance system.

Whether the data is processed live in the external system or retroactively you choose, as well as how.

The ERP feeder fills each new activity during a running shift with relevant data in an SQL table.

Example

When the machine breaks down, the following line is added to the status table:

• Start date and time
• End date and time
• Machine Name
• Shift Name
• Team Name
• Category (P/W/F/L/U)
• Activity Name
• Order Number
• Scheduled operators
• Actual operators

In case the operator makes a change on his screen during this activity, the change will also be applied in the status line.

End time

As long as this status is current (so there is no new status yet), the end time is equal to the current time. Only when a new activity is registered, the end time of the activity will be recorded.