Manufacturing

Manufacturing runs on ERP. 1C:ERP or SAP manages finance, procurement, inventory — and it works. But between ERP and the shop floor there is an information gap. The shop master keeps a paper log, production output data arrives in the system the next day, downtime is counted after the fact, and defect causes are investigated after the batch has already shipped to the customer. ERP knows an order exists but not which machine it’s on now, how much is left until completion, or whether the deadline will be met.

This isn’t an ERP problem — it’s not designed for that. It’s the task of MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and equipment monitoring systems. Across the region — whether it’s food production in Tashkent, textiles in Fergana, or mining in Navoi — the picture is the same: the enterprise grows, more orders, but planning is still in the shop master’s head and his Excel spreadsheet. OEE isn’t measured because you need real-time data on availability, performance, and quality — and there isn’t any.

I help manufacturing companies build a digital layer between ERP and the shop floor. I start with an audit: how planning works, where data comes from, where information is lost. Then I design the architecture: what to connect to ERP, what data to collect from equipment, how to organize quality control. Priority — by losses: if the main problem is downtime, start with equipment monitoring; if it’s defects — with quality control and traceability; if it’s deadlines — with operational planning.

The key principle is the same as in other industries: don’t touch ERP, build around it. MES connects to ERP via integration layer, receives orders and returns actuals. Equipment data is collected via IoT sensors or OPC UA. The result: management sees the real picture of production, not yesterday’s shop master report.