Utilizing KolibriMFG Software System to Schedule and Control Shop Floor

Manufacturing software modules are essential part of any large ERP IT product. However, in most practical cases, the detailed process planning for shop floor control to assembly component parts to manufacture finished goods needs further software extension to improve manufacturing execution. Additional difficulties that large ERP systems are frequently comprise shop floor control solutions with too much data entry exercise in their daily operation. Recognizing this situation KolibriMFG system has been developed to implement an easily maintainable planning and control software to increase manufacturing process efficiency. KolibriMFG is a stand alone collection of program modules but it is designed and can be used in integration to extend capabilities of other ERP systems that provide the KolibriMFG product with the master production plan. After the master plan is available KolibriMFG determines all the information needs to issue work orders and plan and manage the flow of assemblies at the particular work centers. This function of the system is based a novel pull manufacturing approach. The KolibriMFG suite uses its own database and advanced in-one scheduling method to implement an efficient way to perform the complex tasks of management to execute manufacturing. The system also involves a very effective approach to manage and control all the main manufacturing data for planning such as part master data, BOMs and routings. From technical point of view the KolibriMFG system can collaborate with all known and popular database servers and runs under Microsoft Windows 2000 professional or later Microsoft operating systems. It can work in LAN, WAN or VPN. In this paper we present details on generic KolibriMFG implementation issues, show how the main database should be built up and highlights features of system’s usage. An explanation how the system can make the MRP for manufacturing planning, the work order scheduling and kitting together with the assembly control more simple and effective will be also presented in the paper.