How to Take Your Manufacturing Operations to the Next Level

Let’s start by looking at what manufacturing operations management is. The term Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) originates from the ISA-95 standard, which categorizes manufacturing into four different operations or activities:

1. Production operations, including production planning and scheduling
2. Quality operations
3. Maintenance operations
4. Inventory operations

These operations are typically described either as functions associated with shop floor (production) operations or as functions that support them.

All of these operations are typically managed either in a Manufacturing Execution (MES), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, depending on the complexity of the manufactured products, process requirements, and the level of production automation. With the right solution, you can boost your performance, delivery reliability and efficiency, reduce costs incurred by waste and react to all changes in production without delay. Simultaneously, you can build trust with your customers by offering them detailed information on the origins of your products and raw materials.

To achieve all this, the MOM system should be chosen with care. But what to take into account when selecting a MOM solution and vendor for your company? Luckily, there are certain identified best practices that can help you select the platform and vendor that best satisfy the needs of your company.

Here are four key questions to ask yourself when comparing options:

By finding answers to these questions, you can make sure the selected solution and vendor will be future-proof for all your current and future needs and that you will achieve the best return on your investment (ROI).

Roima Intelligence is a leading supplier of Manufacturing Operations Management systems, and our seasoned experts have extensive experience of versatile MOM implementation projects in Finland and globally. Based on Roima’s Lean System platform, our Roima MOM solution flexibly supports different types of operations management needs – from manufacturing (MES/MOM) to full-scale business management (ERP). The modular platform covers all major tools needed to effectively manage both simple and complex manufacturing environments.

The platform consists of the following MOM modules that can be selected according to customer needs:

With Roima’s MOM/MES solution, our customers have achieved multiple benefits. Roima’s MOM solution facilitates versatile advanced production planning and scheduling (APS) and the quick execution of orders on the shop floor (MES), and adds transparency to the different phases of the order-to-delivery process. Roima’s MOM functions have been developed with a special focus on usability to meet the needs for improving production efficiency and increasing productivity.

Four of the biggest benefits our customers have achieved with Roima MOM/MES are: