Boeing To Deploy iBASEt's MES at its National Missile Defense Project Site in Huntsville, Ala.Business Editors LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000 The Boeing Company has expanded the number of sites utilizing iBASEt's paperless manufacturing execution system – Manufacturing execution system (MES) describes a set of integrated functions within a packaged software system or it can also describe the accumulated functionality within the production management infrastructure of a manufacturing or production company. (pMES), Solumina, to include the National Missile Defense National Missile Defense (NMD) as a generic term is a military strategy and associated systems to shield an entire country against incoming Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). The missiles could be intercepted by other missiles, or possibly by lasers. (NMD NMD Neuromuscular disease, see there ) Project in Huntsville, Ala. Previously, Boeing had successfully deployed Solumina at multiple C-17 sites and its largest defense electronics manufacturing facility in El Paso, Texas. "We are extremely proud to be a part of the team that will help protect the U.S. in the 21st century," said Vic Sial, president of iBASEt. "Boeing Huntsville wanted a proven MES (Manufacturing Execution Software) Software that provides real time access to plant activities that include equipment, labor, orders and inventory. An MES integrates the data with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems so that management has complete control of solution which could be deployed quickly and would help increase productivity and operating efficiency while containing long-term costs. Solumina met Boeing Huntsville's requirements and implementation has commenced." iBASEt, founded in 1986 as TSI TSI Total Solar Irradiance (sum solar light in energy per unit of time) TSI Trading Standards Institute (UK) TSI Transportation Safety Institute (US DOT) , is a leading provider of high-tech software solutions and services. iBASEt pioneered the first image-based work instruction system in the complex assembly, aerospace and defense market. Users report by making the shop floor paperless, iBASEt's Solumina pMES solution has significantly improved productivity, increased throughput and provided cost savings in the millions of dollars per year. |
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