MES-Definitionen

The benefit in time (degree of utilization) of a machine is determined on the basis of the recorded production time in relation to the scheduled production time. The scheduled production time is reflected in the currently valid shift calendar. The theoretically possible output of a machine per shift, day, week, month and year is also calculated from the scheduled overall production time, an expected average use, and the job-related planned performance.

The shift calendar can be stored for each machine, machine group, department, plant and client. In order to determine the actually available production time in the most practice-oriented way possible, a prompt and regular maintenance of the shift calendar in the MES software is immensely important.