Module MOM · Metalya Core
Manufacturing Operations Management
Manage, monitor and control production, built on a detailed model of how each product is made.
Why it matters
Production management is where a Metalya project starts: the structure of the company (plants, departments, work centres, machines, employees, equipment) and the products it makes are defined here. Unlike in an ERP, where item records serve mainly administrative purposes, in an MES they must describe exactly how each product is produced, through detailed production cycles and bills of materials. On this foundation Metalya Core runs the shop floor: workstations, data collection, monitoring and analysis.
One model of production
Plants, resources, cycles and bills of materials are described once and used across the platform.
Real data from the floor
Times, quantities, stops and scrap are recorded at the workstation and from the machines.
Inefficiencies made visible
OEE and the comparison of actual with planned performance show where corrective action is needed.
Key features
What it does
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Master data management
A structured model to describe the company's resources in detail and how they are used to manufacture each product. It is the foundation the rest of the platform relies on.
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Production cycles and bills of materials
For each operation: the materials required (BOM), the machines that can be used with their parameters, processing times, work instructions, drawings and controls. The ERP provides orders and plans; the MES turns them into concrete production actions.
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Shop-floor workstations
Digital workstations give operators the information and guidance they need at the machine, designed for ease of use and reduced visual fatigue, to improve efficiency and safety.
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Production data collection
Records direct and indirect labour time, work interruptions and downtime with their causes, setup time, parts produced, scrap and materials consumed.
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Production monitoring
Dashboards and shop-floor displays show the status of jobs, machines and operators, both in the production office and at the machine. Alerts and alarms are raised in real time, where and when they are needed.
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Analysis and OEE
Detailed analyses and reports compare actual with planned performance. OEE is calculated for machines, labour and operations, per resource and in aggregate, to pinpoint inefficiencies.
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Machine interfacing
A direct connection to machines gives more accurate, real-time data and control while reducing manual errors. It helps detect problems early and supports maintenance driven by machine data.
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ERP integration
Built-in functions to exchange data with the company ERP, keeping administrative and production data aligned.
Factory model
Your plant, described precisely.
Plants, departments, work centres, machines and lines, operators, teams and qualifications, tools, calendars and reasons — the structure everything else refers to.
Resources
Machines and lines grouped into work centres and departments; machine-specific capabilities and power ratings.
People
Operators, teams and groups with qualifications; users linked to the machines and operators they act for.
Time
Plant calendars with shifts, holidays and deadlines; plant-level time zone and currency for multi-plant groups.
Reasons
Downtime, scrap and indirect-activity reasons as master data — so every stop and every reject is classified the same way.
Product & process
An ERP knows what you sell.
The MES knows how you make it.
ERP item records are administrative. In Metalya each product is described by how it is produced: a versioned production cycle, operation by operation, with the materials, machines, parameters, documents and checks each step needs. This level of detail is what makes it possible to control production while it is happening.
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Routings
Versioned production cycles with validity dates; steps, operations and eligible work centres or machines.
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Bills of materials
Components attached to the step that consumes them, with substitution rules.
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Times & setups
Expected setup and machine times; setup profiles that describe changeover behaviour.
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Parameters & recipes
Process parameters and recipes that can be sent to connected machines.
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Documents
Drawings and instructions managed with revisions and release state, shown where the work happens.
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Controls
Expected process controls and quality checks linked to the step.
Execution
What happened, recorded where it happened.
Work orders become work stages on machines. Operators start, suspend and close them; declare quantities, scrap and downtime; load and consume material — through terminals built for the shop floor.
Orders & stages
Work orders, work stages, outsourced stages, merges and splits.
Declarations
Good quantity, scrap with defect reason, rework — by operator and machine.
Time
Setup, production, downtime with reason and indirect activities — direct and indirect labour.
Material
Picking lists, material loading and consumption against the stage that used it.
Analysis
Planned versus actual, from records — not estimates.
Because declarations are captured at the source, analysis starts from facts: times, quantities, scrap, stops and consumption per order, machine, operator and product.
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Planned vs actual
Expected times and quantities compared with what was recorded, per work stage.
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Production history
A complete history of activities, declarations and reasons — the base for every report.
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Equipment effectiveness
Availability, performance and quality built on recorded stops, output and scrap, with plant-specific conventions.
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Costing
Cost rates, product cost roll-ups and work-order cost from actual time and consumption.
ERP and MES: different roles
An ERP is designed to manage the resources of the whole company at a higher level, while an MES is built specifically to manage production. Using the ERP alone to run and control production often means working without the detail the shop floor needs, at a cost in time and resources. The two systems work best side by side.
ERP
Finance, human resources and supply chain across the company. It provides general data such as customer orders and production plans.
MES
Plants, resources, cycles, bills of materials and shop-floor events. It details the ERP data and turns it into concrete production actions.
In the platform
One of the modules of Metalya Core. Every module shares one governed data model, so what happens here is immediately visible to planning, quality, materials and maintenance — and Metalya Studio adapts it to the way your plant works, with AI.
Works together with
- APSAdvanced Planning & SchedulingThe factory navigator: from customer order to shipment, planned on real capacity.
- IOTMachine ConnectionDirect, two-way connection with machines of different ages and technologies, in real time.
- QCMSQuality Control ManagementQuality control inside every production phase, to catch defects and deviations where they occur.
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