At this time, I will go through how to set Recipe in Apriso.
General settings related to Recipe in APRISO will proceed in the order below.
1. A product is created (ERP Interface) and a BOM is associated with the product (ERP Interface).
2. Create some Characteristic/attribute with Characteristic defined (ERP Interface) or not defined (Create in Apriso)
3. Define the process that has become a step check for consumption points (ERP Interface). It connects various work instructions and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) necessary for work.
4. Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) linking products, resources (facilities/workshops/…), quantity ranges, Characteristics/Attributes, and BOMs.
6. Through Explosion, search and connect recipes to use by Order.
7. During production, various information related to equipment is registered in equipment (ERP Interface) and communicates with OPC Server through MI (Machine Integrator) or collects information through Historian.
And various orders or batches can be managed through the Order Cockpit.
As shown in the figure below, data is overwritten and managed for each stage from design to execution.
From now on, I will take a look at the detail.
1. Characteristics
Quality items in Apriso can be divided into Variables and Attributes, and easier management is possible through a specification, which is a bundle of Characteristics.
2. BOM
The BOM sets how many materials are required or by-products are produced based on standard production quantities, and the type according to the purpose of use (Active Ingredient, Compensating Ingredient, Variable By-Product, Constant By-Product, ...) can be specified and managed. This information is linked to the SOP by revision along with the product.
3. Process in Apriso Process Builder
Process information is interfaced from ERP, and additional management (add/modify/delete) can be performed according to production through APRISO's Process Builder.
Through this, additional information such as various work instructions, authority, production resources (Equipment, Tools) and etc. is also mapped and can be changed.
4. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
A facility, product, BOM, resource, base quantity, standard batch size, process, and UOM are linked and managed through SOP (Standard Operating Procedures-Recipe in Apriso).
In addition, BOM materials can be additionally managed according to the consumption check information specified during process design, and various environments and inspection items related to batch production can be managed.
SOP is designed to manage history according to revision, effective date management, and status management, and through this, it helps production progress with more accurate and immediate responses. In addition, through various history management, it is possible to quickly grasp the tracking and management of on-site issues.
5. Order/Batch Monitoring
In Order Cockpit, it provides monitoring like the below.
6. Communication with Equipment
MI(Machine Integrator) is more flexible in connecting various equipment/sensors by supporting various protocols.
It sets and manages the tag information of each equipment thru MI Configuration and Monitoring.
The tag information set in MI Configuration is connected to the actually registered equipment, and it is connected and used in various ways such as control and real-time data acquisition.
So far, I have looked at configuring and managing recipes through Apriso.
There are many screens to set, so you may feel that it is not easy to actually use or manage. However, most of the settings are from ERP(MDM). And it may require appropriate modifications depending on the situation of the customer and the department that actually manages each item.
Thanks for reading this far. And if you have any comments or ideas, please comment in the post.
