Design and Implementation of a Cloud-Based Manufacturing Execution System for SMEs

This study proposes a multi-tenant, modular, microservices-based, cloud-based MES system designed to meet the digital transformation needs of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs). The platform is designed as a microservices-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution accessible via a standard web browser. The platform provides RESTful API support to facilitate easy integration with other applications. A key contribution of the proposed model is its ability to provide real-time data processing and advanced analytics capability. The system provides instantly monitoring of basic production data such as production tracking, downtime-quality analysis, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) calculations. In addition to OEE components analysis, the platform supports resource planning and automation processes, document viewing on operator terminals, and event-based alarms for critical production events. Implementation results demonstrates that SME’s can obtain actionable production insights(e.g., OEE trends, downtime loss) with a low deployment effort and scable cloud architecture.