Assembly Management System

Overview

SAIC's AMS enables plant floor operations to be managed using your business system requirements. The AMS consists of station-level software and hardware components that enforce standardized manufacturing build processes and the integration of error-proofing actions in order to increase productivity, improve quality, and reduce costs. SAIC offers our customers an effectively managed process with high configurability to provide seamless business system integration.

SAIC's AMS creates a conduit between business systems and plant floor operations, allowing the business systems to effectively communicate requirements to plant operations. The AMS connects to the primary components and systems of the assembly infrastructure and becomes the main gateway into the assembly process.

Applications

Because our AMS has been installed in production-critical facilities all over the world, SAIC has a global understanding of the production environment. We offer our customers an enterprise-wide perspective providing them with a completely integrated assembly management solution.

SAIC's system approach promotes software standardization enabling our AMS software core engine to remain the same regardless of the client or assembly process. The configurability of the system makes it easily adaptable to each facility's operational processes and unit flow specifics. The system is also designed with an open architecture allowing the system to integrate with many different components and vendors.

Features

• Traceability
• Andon
• Torques
• Smart picks
• Bar code scans
• Operator acknowledgments
• Quality checks
• Maintenance checks
• Printing
• Custom process tools

• First serial number scan
• Deviations
• Cycle time evaluator
• Vision
• Test stand integration
• Reporting
• Station routing
• Required processes
• Rejection reasons

Benefits

Scheduling and Unit Tracking in Real Time

Unit tracking is the single most important aspect of the assembly management process. It permits the AMS to direct production in real time based on business requirements, production plans, assembly procedures, and operating conditions. SAIC's AMS captures traceability information during the assembly process, including single, uniquely identified parts and batch parts.

Quality Enforcement and Standardization

Error proofing is the primary quality implementation mechanism within the AMS architecture. Virtually every event relating to systems and components connected to SAIC's AMS is verified and recorded, enabling the AMS to present critical historical information on a manufacturing dashboard. This allows our customers to quickly diagnose assembly defects, perform assembly line balancing, evaluate assembly system and operator performance, and generate quality and compliance reports.

Instant Data Visualization, Traceability, and Andon Issue Escalation

SAIC's dashboard diagnostics provide instant access to real-time information offering our customers a window into current production statuses, allowing decisions to be made instantaneously. When integrated with SAIC's Andon system, the AMS can also provide automated assembly notifications and alerts so issues can easily be escalated to qualified personnel. SAIC also provides customers with dedicated 24/7 support to quickly isolate and resolve issues, reducing production downtime.

Unlike a traditional manufacturing execution system, SAIC's AMS provides step-by-step work execution in a discrete manufacturing environment. The AMS is tightly coupled with plant floor equipment by using a real-time communication platform. The availability of real-time production information and historical information can result in increased productivity. Quality is enhanced by the promotion of in-station process enforcement, defect resolution, and detailed build instructions provided by the AMS. Downtime is reduced due to instant communication and escalation of issues, resulting in reduced costs.