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The increased visibility brought by The workflow engine makes it management platforms should
integrated project management fast and easy to create workflows include integrated and automated
software allows manufacturing for manufacturing as well as for templates for mandatory govern-
teams to react quickly to new non-production activities, such as ment reports that are ready to use
priorities. Ensuring workers and purchasing, human resources, and when called upon. Combining MES
machinery are coordinated to max- facilities maintenance. These clear, and ERP in one place will also help
imize efficiency and capacity will pre-defined workflows accelerate them comply with the ISA-95 stan-
avoid time, money, and resources tasks, reduce the risk of human dard from the International Society
being wasted. error, and free staff from repetitive of Automation (ISA) which ensures
and mundane tasks. they are using standardised data
3. Automated workflows will trig- models and communications to
ger the right activity at the right 4.Regulatory compliance is para- enable consistent and accurate
time, taking insights from top floor mount – how to keep on the right data exchanges throughout all busi-
to shop floor side of regulations with a single ness systems.
source of truth
A key part of digital transformation Make high-performance manu-
within the defense manufacturing Defence manufacturers operate in facturing the new standard with a
industry is the move from siloed an industry defined by regulatory digital helping hand
data to real-time data flowing requirements. This requires fully
from the shop floor to the top traceable operations and processes Taking advantage of technologies
floor of defense manufacturing which generate information that such as AI, integrated management
platforms and manufacturing exe-
organizations. is readily available for regulatory
reporting. cution systems can help defence
manufacturers meet increasing
Using a powerful MES with inte- As regulations get stricter, cur- demand while making the most of
grated workflow engines brings far rent disjointed systems make it their existing workforce and ensur-
more benefits to defense manu- hard for defence manufacturers to ing constant regulatory compliance.
facturers compared to typical ERP meet requirements, with slow data
systems with data aggregators compilation and increased risk of Successful digital transformation is
or business intelligence reports. information being inaccurate or out- essential for defence manufacturers
Integrated workflow engines are of-date. A real-time, single source of to overcome internal challenges
accessible for all relevant parties – truth is needed. and unlock high-performance man-
providing vital insights into ongoing ufacturing to capitalise on growing
work across the organization. This means manufacturing demand..
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