MES Software: Asset Management in EZ-MES

Locations

Locations are the EZ-MES representation of real-world locations, e.g. Facility, Area, Work Station, Room etc.

How to...

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• Create New Locations
• Define Hierarchy for Locations
• Use the Location Listbox
• Use the Location Form / Dialog
• How to change the location for EZ-MES Objects

Location Attributes

The Location EZ-MES Object has the following attributes:

• Location Type
• State
• Parent Location

Location Type

The location type is like a hierarchy level following the ISA-95 Part 3 model. The location type can have the following values:

• Enterprise
• Site
• Area
• Work Center

  Dependent on the type of process, the work center can have different names:

  • Batch Process: Process Cell
  • Continuous Process: Production Unit
  • Discrete Process: Production Line
  • Inventory: Storage Zone
• Work Unit

  Dependent on the type of process, the work unitscenter can have different names:

  • Batch Process: Unit
  • Continuous Process: Unit
  • Discrete Process: Work Cell
  • Inventory: Storage Unit

Refference: The Road to Integration by Bianca Scholten page 30.

Where Used

The location is used as an attribute on the following EZ-MES Objects:

• Part Record
• Equipment Records
• Flow Record

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