The market demand for Malaysian SMEs underscores the necessity for a flexible and cost-effective manufacturing solution. Businesses seek systems with a low initial investment for both hardware and software, accommodating various machines and controllers without user restrictions or licensing constraints. Cloud-based platforms with real-time monitoring capabilities are preferred, coupled with a manageable yearly subscription fee. To meet industry needs, robust technical support and reliable after-sales services are paramount. The ideal system should feature modules covering planning, scheduling, raw material management, production execution, and warehouse management. Additionally, ease of use is crucial, requiring a user-friendly interface with minor customization options tailored to individual company requirements. Integration compatibility with accounting systems further enhances the overall efficiency and appeal of the solution.

Manual Production Management poses significant challenges in the manufacturing process. Reliance on paper-based execution introduces the risk of operator overload, human errors, and compromised data integrity. Production managers face hurdles in dynamic system implementation and experience slow traceability, while factory managers lack essential summary and statistical data for informed decision-making. This manual approach often leads to overproduction and poor production planning, exacerbated by underutilized machines due to the absence of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) monitoring.

Manual Production Management:

1. Paper-based manufacturing execution

   • Operator: overload, human error and data integrity.
   • Production manager: no dynamic system and slow traceability.
   • Factory manager: no summary and statistical data for decision making.

2. Overproduced and poor production planning.
3. Under-utilized machine due to lack of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) monitoring.

• ►   Eliminate of paper-based documentation
• ►   Reduce rates of inaccuracy in planning and scheduling
• ►   Create new digital culture in visualizing all productionrelated information in a digital system
• ►   Increase machine utilization rate
• ►   Improved traceability and visibility in the value-chain activities
• ►   Improved order lead time
• ►   Increase customer satisfaction index