Integrated Manufacturing Management Platform

INTRODUCTION: This paper presents a brief overview of the Integrated Manufacturing Management Platform (IMMP), designed to enable dynamic, real-time integration of supply chain and manufacturing management across multiple factories, workstations, and external business partners. The platform fosters interoperability and shared decision-making across strategic, tactical, and operational levels, leveraging integrated middleware comprising both hardware and software components, as well as associated technologies and tools. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this work is to describe the development and capabilities of the IMMP, highlighting how it supports collaborative and integrated manufacturing planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control. The platform aims to enhance joint manufacturing management by enabling information sharing and process coordination among a distributed set of stakeholders. METHODS: The IMMP was developed using Microsoft Visual Studio to facilitate dynamic updates to its information, tools, and functionalities. The underlying databases were implemented in SQL Server Management Studio and iteratively refined to accommodate evolving platform requirements. The system architecture is based on modular components deployed across participating factories and work centers, supported by smart objects and appropriate interfaces for seamless integration and communication. RESULTS: The resulting platform offers a fully integrated environment comprising multiple modules and functions provided by each collaborating entity. These modules support various tasks such as integrated manufacturing planning and scheduling, leveraging smart technologies and networked organizational structures. Data collected from the participating network of factories and facilities enabled the validation of the platform's core functionalities and guided successive improvements. CONCLUSION: The IMMP demonstrates strong potential to support real-time, collaborative manufacturing management across diverse stakeholders. Through its modular, scalable, and dynamic architecture, the platform enhances interoperability and decision-making across all management levels, laying the foundation for more responsive and integrated industrial operations.