To conduct a complex production process in an optimal way means fulfilling the concurring requirements of

• maximizing turnout,
• minimizing costs,
• achieving optimal product quality under consideration of the economical framework and
• complying with legal requirements in relation to the burden of proof (e.g. tracking & tracing according to EU regulations 0178/2002 and 1935/2004)

in consideration of the available resources to the largest possible extent. One of the most important preconditions for this is an information  management on MES level exceeding the borderlines between process areas and departments that provide the following core functions:

• Central consolidation and analysis of all relevant production from the different production areas
• Provision of a flexibly configurable reporting system
• Long term archiving of the relevant production data preserving the possibility to run the full range of analysis