Use Proficy Workflow to:• Benchmark,improveandcontrolworkprocesses

• Orchestratehigh-levelprocessesandmanagethedatabetweensystems

• Standardizeprocessesandmetricsacrossproductionassets

• DigitizeSOPs,GMPtasksandworkinstructions

• ImplementHACCPmonitoringproce-duresandcorrectiveaction

• Managealarm/eventresponse• Replicateprocessesacrossyourbusi-nessusinglibrariesandtemplates

• ReduceWIPinventory• AchieveRight-First-Time-reducingrework

• Complywithmanyindustryregulations• Performtasksonlywhenstatisticallyrequired

• Integratemaintenanceandoperatingprocedures

• ImplementS95withoutbeingconstrainedbyS95orforcedintounnecessaryre-engineering

Features• Streamlineproductionprocesses—fromworkinstructionstocorrectiveaction

• SolveoperationsproblemsimmediatelywithoutdemandsonIT

• Capturemanualandautomatedprocesseswithonetool–withoutcustomcode

• “ManagebyException”toachievefastresponsebasedonreal-timeevents

• ConnecttoanyOPCdatasource

• Buildcompositeapplicationstoleverageexistingproductionsystems

• Complywithindustrystandards,includingISA95

Benefits• Decreasecostsbyreducingerrorsandwaste

• Increasequalityandfirst-timethroughput

• BoostcompliancebyenforcingStandardOperatingProcedures(SOPs)

• Reducetrainingtimethroughelectronicinstruction

BuiltonaServiceOrientedArchitecture,Proficy*Workflowisadynamicdecision-makingenginethatintegratesautomatedandmanualworkprocessesacrosssystemanddepartmentalboundaries—ensuringreliable,repeatableprocessexecution.ThispowerfulindustrialBusinessProcessManagement(BPM)softwaretakesaproduction“flowchart”anddigitizesit ,connectingthepeople,materials,equipmentandsystemsinvolvedintheworkprocess.

WithProficyWorkflow,youcanimprove,eliminateandautomatestepsinproductiontoleanyourorganization.Additionally,youcancaptureprocess,traceabilityandqualitydata,anddriveoptimizationinitiativesbasedonfactualinformation.Thispowerfulworkprocessmanagementsystemcantouchalmostallproductionpersonnel,includingqualitymanagersandqualitytechnicians,maintenance,operationssupervisors,oper-atorsandindustrialengineers.

BydigitizingprocesseswithProficyWork-flow,youcandecreasetimetovalueonmaterials,speedresponse,lowertotalcostofownershipandensuresustainability.

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Proficy Workflow – Connecting to Your Existing Systems

Adding Value to Any HMI System• AlarmCorrectiveAction–Fixproductionfasterandgaingreatervisibility- Workflowsautomaticallysendtaskstopeopleorothersystemstocorrectforalarms

• RapiddevelopmentofDigitizedWorkInstructionswithValidatedEntry- Ensureproductioncomplieswithdefinedprocesses

• EliminateScriptingforDefiningProcesses,UsingProficyWorkflowinstead- Approximately30-50%fasterthanHMIscripting,andeasiertomaintain

Adding Value to Any MES System• AutomatetheprocessofEngineeringSpecChanges- Changesareroutedforapprovalandensureseveryoneknowsaboutcriticalchanges

• ExceptionManagement/EventTriggeredCorrectiveActionWorkflow- Takeactiononlyasneeded,improveresponsetimeandrecordcorrectiveactions

• EventTriggeredQASamplingRequest- DigitizeyourQAplan,distributesamplingtasksacrosstheplantandensurecompliance

• EnhancemaintenancesystemswithworkorderworkflowsandEAMintegration

• Eliminatescriptinglanguages;achievefaster,broaderdevelopmentwithworkflows

Adding Value to Any ERP System• Deliverinformationandfunctionalitybasedonbusinessprocessesandwork-forceroles

• Unifyyourdisparateplantandbusinesssystems

• Synchronizesequencesandbusinessprocesses

• Driveprocessvisibility–knowwhereordersareatintheplant–rightnow

Adding Value as a Tool to Create and Manage Processes• DigitizedWorkInstructionwithManualDataEntry

• Station-LevelControl• DataConditioningfromothersystems,Middleware

• Build-To-OrderSystems• MaterialStaging• EngineeringChangeOrder• WasteStreamMonitoring

Meeting Industry Standards

Complete ISA-95 Resource Models1.EquipmentModel2.MaterialModel3.PersonnelModelComplete ISA-95 Work (Production) Model1.WorkProcessSegments2.WorkDefinitionSegments3.WorkSchedules4.WorkResponsesStreamlined ISA-95 B2MMLBecausethefacilityisalreadymodeled,communicationcanbeimplementedwithERPsystemsviaB2MMLfasterthaneverbefore,withoutthecommunicationinterfacebreakingwhenprocesscontrolchangesaremade.Proven Business Execution Technology for the Process Industry (Workflow)Thevalueofworkflowhasbeenproveninbusinesssystems.GEhasbroughtthisproventechnologytotheindustrialenviron-ment,marryingitwithISA-95modelsfordatacontextwithareal-timeexecutionenginerequiredforprocesscontrol.

“Asbarrierstoexchanginginforma-tionbetweenautomationsystems,operationsmanagementandenterprisesystemscomedown,manufacturers,processors,andOEMsareseekingtoolsthatmaximizetheimpactthatthisinformationwillhaveonproduc-tivity,businessopportunities,andlifecyclecosts.

Akeytoolthatwillenabletoday’splantsandfactoriestorealizethisstrategyforoperationalexcellenceistheabilitytodefinetheprocessorworkflowstepsrequiredtoachievealogicalexecutionpath.ProficyWork-flowappearstomeetthiscriteriaofatoolthatwillhelpmovemanufac-turers,processors,andOEMstoasingleenvironmentwheretheexistingsystemsareconnectedandinter-actingwitheachothertomaximizetheinformationvalueofeachasset,whichwillpositivelyimpactplantandfactoryproductivityandprofitability.”

CraigResnickResearchDirectorARCAdvisoryGroup

Workflow Authoring Environment. Proficy Workflow typically does not require IT resources, and power users can make changes to the work process management system to immediately improve production.

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Workflow Task Client. Workflows can involve basic tasks such as asking an operator to check tank levels every hour, to managing an entire production process, to orchestrating data transformations between ERP and MES.

Example Use CasesUse Case #1 Lean Your ProcessesDocumentandexecuteprocesses–digitizingworkflows–toimprove,eliminateandauto-matesteps.Workflowrecordsdate/timeandwhoperformedthework,closingtheloopforprocessimprovementwithfactualdata.

Use Case #2 Manage Production Specifications Changestospecificationscantriggeraworkflowthatwillroutethechangesthroughanumberofapprovers,suchastheQualityManagerandthentotheProductionManagerforfinalapprovalandnotification.

Use Case #3 Sample RequestsWhenacertainconditionarises–suchasacombinationofvariablesoutsidealimit,oratimewindowlapses–ProficyWorkflowcansendarequesttoQAtoperformtestsortakesamples.Likewise,youcantriggeraworkflowthroughanyalarmingcapabilitiesofconnectedplantapplicationsorsystems.

Use Case #4 Corrective ActionA“ProofofEffectiveness”loopinISO-900xcanbedigitizedwithProficyWorkflowtorespondtoproblemsandevents,andall

theexecutiondataanddataentrywillbecapturedandstoredforlateranalysis.

Use Case #5 Downtime Reasons – On-the-flyAsyourplantsystemsgeneratedowntimeevents,ProficyWorkflowcanevaluateconditionsatthatmomentintimeandinferdowntimereasoncodesandwritethedowntimereasonsbacktothosesystems.

Use Case #6 Plant Task Management, Decision Wizard Inadditiontoextensiveplanttaskmanage-ment,industrialworkflowalsooffersabasisfordecisionwizards.Thesedecisionwizardscanactastroubleshootingtrees,whichcanhelporganizationswithretiringorhigh-turnoverworkforces.Thesetroubleshootingtreescapturetheknowledgeofexperiencedworkersandhelptoprotectyourorgani-zationfromemployeeattrition.Industrialworkflowdigitizestroubleshootingtreesintodecisionwizardsthatwalkneweremployeesthroughprocesses.Thedigitizeddecisiontreeshelpguidethenewerworkersonwhatcorrectiveactionstotakeundercertaincircumstances.Thesystemmayasktheoperatorforinputormayrequireinputfrommanypeople.ProficyWorkflowhelpstomanagetheprocess,connectingoperatorswithknowledgeandappropriateaction.

Use Case #7 Line, Workcell, Machine SetupToreducetimetoproduction,industrialworkflowfacilitatesmachinesetup.Thesystemwalksusersthroughthesetupofamachine,providesmachinedocumentationandrecordsthetimeittakesforoperatorstomovethrougheachstep.

Use Case #8 Validated System Support / eSignatureProvethatyouhavecontrolofyourprocessandeasecompliance.Trackwhatoccurred,whenitoccurredandwhowasresponsiblefortheoccurrence.Useautomatice-signatureconfigurationforauditabledataandworkflowmethodsforcreatingaudittrailinformation.

Use Case #9 Manage InventoryUsethecomprehensivematerialmodelwithlotsandsub-lots–whichallowscreating,incrementing,decrementing,querying,reading,changingthestatusorlocationof,deleting,andclosinglotsandsub-lots.

Use Case #10 SecurityDon’tjustacknowledgesecurityalarmsthroughyourHMI–makesureyouropera-torstakeactiononthemappropriately.ProficyWorkflowcanensureyourteamhandleseverysecurityalarminthepropermanner,connecttosecurityvideosystemstostreamlineinformationaccessandprovidecheckaccesstoimportantproductqualitydatatoensurenoproductiontamperinghasoccurred.

Use Case #11 Weighing OperationsManagethechallengesinyourweighingoperations–suchasvariabilityandriskofhumanerror,inefficientandinaccuraterecordkeeping,andcomplexandchangingrecipeformulations.Automateweighordercreationanddispatching,selectappro-priateweighingequipment,guideoperatorsduringweighingoperationsofmaterials,registermateriallotcodeandverificationofcorrectmaterialusage,andmore.

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As an industrial Service Oriented Architecture, Proficy SOA enables composite applications and improves interoperability. You can drive a holistic production infrastructure—bringing together data and functional capabilities of your existing systems.

CompositeApplications

Composite Applications Examples6 Electronic Batch Records6 Electronic Work Instructions6 Alarm Response Management6 HACCP Compliance

Core Services Capabilities6 Historical Data Storage6 Application Packaging6 Event Management6 S95 Data Models6 Client Container6 Security6 Licensing6 E-Signature6 Data Object Modeling6 Localization6 Application Dev Foundation

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DATA & SERVICES REPOSITORYHistorian Tags - Web Pages - ERP Orders - Equip Model Variables, Events - OPC Data - Plant Apps - HMI Tags - Work Orders - Portal Displays

GE PROFICY INTEGRATIONCIMPLICITY* - iFIX* - Batch - Proficy RX™ - Historian - Portal - Plant Apps - Change Mgmt - Tracker - Open Enterprise, Pulse, Troubleshooter, Cause +

3RD PARTY INTEGRATIONOPC - WonderWare - SAP - Rockwell - Siemens - Oracle - B2MML - Maximo - LIMS - Custom Systems

Powered by Proficy SOAAn Industrial Service Oriented Architecture• CentralizedConfigurationandanagementEnvironment

• DiverseClientand3rdPartyHostingContainer

• Real-TimeServicesBus

• ServiceProviderInterfacefor3rdPartyandLegacySystemIntegration

• GlobalDataandServicesRepository• Role-BasedSecurity• EventServices• DiagnosticServices• Object-RelationalPersistenceEngine• S88/S95DataModels• ApplicationDevelopmentFoundation

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