What you are probably dealing with
Line data stays inside the machine
The equipment supports OPC-UA but nobody ever pulled it out. Utilisation is copied down by the supervisor and quality checks are on paper; by the time it reaches Excel it is the next day and the incident is long over.
Work-order progress travels by shouting
Sales asks about a delivery date, calls the plant, and the plant walks out to read the board. Where an order sits and which machine is holding it is not visible anywhere.
Stock and production keep separate books
The stock system records warehouse numbers while the line issues materials on its own dockets. Either the books show stock that is not there, or dead inventory piles up to write-off — and every month is spent reconciling.
MES quotes are frightening
Traditional MES starts in the millions and takes six months, and the fields encode someone else’s way of working. Small and mid-sized plants finish the evaluation and go back to Excel.
Before and after
Before
- 1Supervisors transcribe machine output every two hours
- 2Quality results written on paper and keyed in that evening
- 3Work-order progress chased via the floor whiteboard and phone
- 4Material issues and stock control entered separately
- 5Utilisation and yield reports compiled by hand at month-end
With AI GO
- 1OPC-UA and IoT gateways collect machine data automatically
- 2Yield and utilisation on a live board, with threshold alerts
- 3Work-order status visible plant-wide; delivery dates answerable
- 4Material issue deducts stock automatically; books match reality
- 5Reports available any time, not only after the close
Modules involved
From protocol connectivity and IoT monitoring through to production and stock control — adopt one segment at a time rather than all at once.
製造業通用 · 生產製造管理
工廠現場導向的生產管理後台：物料與 BOM、工序途程、工單發放與完工入庫、現場報工端與領退料端、庫存與安全庫存、品保文件與 8D 客訴報告。全面使用 AI GO 內建製造／庫存資料表。
OperationsThingsBoard IoT 監控中心
整合 ThingsBoard 物聯網平台。視覺化呈現設備遙測數據、警報狀態流轉、設備生命週期管理與規則引擎控制。
Integration通用 · 基礎進銷存系統
完整的雲端進銷存 ERP 系統。涵蓋商品、客戶、廠商、銷貨、進貨、退貨、庫存查詢、應收應付帳款與報表分析等核心模組。
Operations通用 · 多地點配送路線自動配置
把每天的配送單自動排成最短路線：整批貼入地址或從訂單匯入、地址定位、站序最佳化、逐站預估抵達時間、司機行動端簽收與配送分析，全部建立在 AI GO 內建的出貨與客戶資料上。
OperationsPlatform capabilities
Direct standard protocol connectivity
The OPC-UA industrial gateway module connects to line equipment directly — no need to replace machines or buy separate middleware just to get a system in.
Floor data made visible immediately
The ThingsBoard IoT monitoring centre and industrial IoT equipment monitoring modules turn sensor readings into boards, trends and threshold alerts.
Generated to your methods, not a package’s
Every plant has its own routing, reporting and costing logic. AI GO generates to your actual process, so you do not change the process to fit the software.
Production and inventory share one dataset
Manufacturing management and stock control run on the same platform, where issuing, receipt and dispatch are states of one record — ending the two-sided reconciliation.
Labour cost you can recover
For an 80-person two-shift plant, here is the monthly labour cost you can recover:
Transcribing machine output and utilisation
About an hour per supervisor per shift
- Hours / month
- 60 hrs
- Hourly rate
- NT$ 260
- Recovered / month
- NT$ 15,600
Converting paper quality records to files
- Hours / month
- 44 hrs
- Hourly rate
- NT$ 240
- Recovered / month
- NT$ 10,560
Chasing work orders and answering delivery dates
- Hours / month
- 32 hrs
- Hourly rate
- NT$ 320
- Recovered / month
- NT$ 10,240
Stocktakes and book-to-floor variance
- Hours / month
- 28 hrs
- Hourly rate
- NT$ 300
- Recovered / month
- NT$ 8,400
Monthly reporting (utilisation / yield / output)
Done by plant management
- Hours / month
- 20 hrs
- Hourly rate
- NT$ 420
- Recovered / month
- NT$ 8,400
| Work replaced | Hours / month | Hourly rate | Recovered / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transcribing machine output and utilisationAbout an hour per supervisor per shift | 60 hrs | NT$ 260 | NT$ 15,600 |
| Converting paper quality records to files | 44 hrs | NT$ 240 | NT$ 10,560 |
| Chasing work orders and answering delivery dates | 32 hrs | NT$ 320 | NT$ 10,240 |
| Stocktakes and book-to-floor variance | 28 hrs | NT$ 300 | NT$ 8,400 |
| Monthly reporting (utilisation / yield / output)Done by plant management | 20 hrs | NT$ 420 | NT$ 8,400 |
| Total | NT$ 53,200 | ||
These figures assume a typical staffing profile. Real numbers depend on your team size and process — we rerun the model with your own data during a consult.
FAQ
Our machines are old. Can they still be connected?
How is this different from a traditional MES?
Do we have to replace our existing stock system first?
Could production data leak?
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