Study and Analysis of the Shop Floor Management Information System to Optimize Productivity in the Metal Process Industry

Abstract

One of the promising technologies flourishing in the metal processing industry to accelerate value creation and minimize losses is the Shop Floor Management System (SFM). This technology will be a breakthrough specifically for the continuous metal processing industry such as steel plants. The SFM system is a response to the following requirements of the metal processing industry: increasing volumes and logistical complications have forced shop floor activities to be computerized online, and the shop supervisor can react swiftly and decisively. The proposed system eliminates difficulties and meets the need by giving dependable and complete information. Real-time data reports are valuable. The SFM system can be used by shop supervisors and senior management to monitor the system and take appropriate corrective action based on the data entered into the computers. It considerably reduces the amount of time spent on administrative tasks. All aspects of SFM not covered here will be added to the system. Due to the intricacy of the actual system, the current computerized system is part of a larger system that is being built. The newly developed technology speeds up data processing and boosts output. Every transaction is updated and handled as soon as possible. The interfaces are easy to use and provide online help messages, so any end-user can figure out how to use them. An integrated system operating on a UNIX Environment is ideal because of its multi-user nature. Oracle is versatile and portable, making it simple to create applications. As a result, Oracle on the UNIX operating system will be used in the current paper.