Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Run your shop floor on QBrowse, with every transaction going straight into QAD.
A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) manages and records production on the shop floor, from raw materials to finished goods. It connects the plan in your ERP with the work done at each station, and gives decision-makers accurate, current data on what has been produced, consumed and scrapped.
QBrowse MES runs directly on QAD. It works on QAD’s own manufacturing data instead of keeping a database of its own, so there is no separate manufacturing system to buy and no interface to maintain. Each workstation gets one screen with exactly what that station needs: the work order in front of it, the materials to issue and the quantities to report. Work orders move from station to station, material and labour are reported as they happen, and everything lands in QAD in real time.
Top 6 Benefits of QBrowse MES on QAD
- Built on QAD, not next to it – QBrowse MES extends QAD’s manufacturing objects and database. There is no second system to keep in sync, and QAD stays your single system of record.
- One screen per workstation – each station sees only its own work. Operators learn it quickly, and each screen is shaped around your process rather than the other way round.
- Quality data in real time – quality results, scrap and non-conforming material are recorded at the station as they happen, so problems surface while they can still be fixed, with less waste and rework.
- Accurate inventory and WIP – live reporting of production, scrap and non-conforming material keeps inventory records right, so purchasing, shipping and scheduling plan on real numbers instead of extra stock and work in progress.
- A paperless shop floor – no paper forms to fill in and re-key later. Fewer errors, and shop floor data is available to everyone who needs it, when they need it.
- Performance against plan – compare actual results with your targets to see where the process gains or loses time, and improve it step by step.
Because QBrowse MES runs on the same platform as DRP, the Supplier Portal and Warehouse Management, what happens on the shop floor flows straight into planning, purchasing and shipping, with nothing in between.
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