Requirements and Specifications
Focus Knock Out Get Info
Organization & & & Short
Scoping Other Criteria Evaluate List
• Knock-out criteria
– Specific
• process, way of working, …
– Unique
– Important/decisive for being successful
– Pure black/white
• whitout this, no acceptance of the product
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Requirements and Specifications
• Examples of knock-out criteria (according to
end users)
– Proven focus and experience of the vendor
• production typology
• industrial sector
• deployment / roll out
– Availability of support
– Support of
• relevant main functions
• specific processes/activities
– Preconfigured solutions
– Regulatory compliance
– Quality assurance system vendor
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Requirements and Specifications
• Knock-out criteria
• Generic/specific processes
• User Requirement Specification (URS)
• Implementation preferences
• Big bang or
» Step by step (functionally/by area)
• Single plant implementation or Multi Site roll-out
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Initial List
Production Operations (MES)
• Use Logica’s report
“MES” products may cover the following areas as well,
but you may need a best-of-breed solution
• Quality Operations (LIMS)
– Sapphire (LabVantage), Simatic IT Unilab (Siemens), Labware
LIMS (Labware, Inc.), Sample Manager (Thermo LabSystems),
QSYS (IBS AG), …
• Maintenance Operations
– Maximo (IBM), SAP PM (SAP), …
• Inventory Operations (WMS)
– Manhattan Associates Pkms, RedPraire, DLx Warehouse, HighJump
Warehouse Advantage, …
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Intermezzo: MES Products 2010
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