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Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) is a collection of technology and methods used in the manufacturing and ERP/MRP defines when it is to be made; MPM defines how it will be made.

A cornerstone of MPM is the central repository for the integration of all these tools and activities aids in the exploration of alternative production line scenarios; making assembly lines more efficient with the aim of reduced lead time to product launch, shorter product times and reduced work in progress (WIP) inventories as well as allowing rapid response to product or product changes.

Topics and technology

• Production process planning
  • Manufacturing concept planning
  • Factory layout planning and analysis
    • work flow simulation.
    • walk-path assembly planning
    • plant design optimization
  • Mixed model line balancing.
  • Workloads on multiple stations.
  • Process simulation tools e.g. die press lines, manufacturing lines
  • Ergonomic simulation and assessment of production assembly tasks
  • Resource planning
• Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
  • Numerical control CNC
  • Direct Numerical Control (DNC)
  • Tooling/equipment/fixtures development
  • Tooling and Robot work-cell setup and offline programming (OLP)
• Generation of shop floor work instructions
• Time and cost estimates
  • ABC - Manufacturing activity-based costing
  • Production, costs, and pricing
• Quality Computer-aided quality assurance (CAQ)
  • FMEA Failure mode and effects analysis
  • SPC Statistical process control
  • Computer aided inspection with coordinate-measuring machine (CMM)
  • Tolerance stack-up analysis using PMI models.
• Success Measurements
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Communication with other systems
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
  • Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
  • Product Data Management (PDM)
  • SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) real time process monitoring and control
  • Human-machine interface (HMI)
  • Distributed control system (DCS)

Academic resources

• Materials and Manufacturing Processes, ISSN: 1532-2475 (electronic) 1042-6914 (paper), Taylor & Francis
• Knowledge and Innovation Culture as Determinants of Financial Performance in New Product Development, Dr Paul Shum

See also

• List of production topics
• Process management
• Quality Management System processes