Proceedings of the Seminar on Steelmaking, Casting and Non-Ferrous Metallurgy


ISSN 2594-5300

45º Seminário de Aciaria - Internacional vol. 45, num.45 (2014)


Title

HIGH IMPACT INTEGRATED MELT SHOP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION WITH SUSTAINED SUCCESS

HIGH IMPACT INTEGRATED MELT SHOP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION WITH SUSTAINED SUCCESS

DOI

10.5151/1982-9345-24201

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Abstract

Based upon 30 years+ experience in the Development, Implementation and Ongoing Support of Computer based Melt Shop Management Systems in about 40 plants in the UK, Europe and the USA, consideration of the overall facilities of a state of the art, comprehensive, Integrated Melt Shop System covering Melting and Secondary processes for all grades of steels and superalloys; the scope of functionality of these systems, covering Raw Materials and Consumables Procurement and Inventory Management, Laboratory Management, Melt Shop Scheduling, Furnace Charge and Additions Optimisation, Level 1.5 to Level 2.5 Materials Optimisation and Process Control Calculations, Process Data Recording, Management of Ladles, Furnace Bodies, Vessels and Moulds, Comprehensive Management Reporting and Integration with Corporate ERP Systems. The second section of the paper reviews the key ‘Success Factors’ to achieve rapid, successful implementation, comprehensive, fast response user support, continuing system improvement and maintaining ‘perfect fit’ of system to operations in an ever changing future technical, operations and business environment.

 

Based upon 30 years+ experience in the Development, Implementation and Ongoing Support of Computer based Melt Shop Management Systems in about 40 plants in the UK, Europe and the USA, consideration of the overall facilities of a state of the art, comprehensive, Integrated Melt Shop System covering Melting and Secondary processes for all grades of steels and superalloys; the scope of functionality of these systems, covering Raw Materials and Consumables Procurement and Inventory Management, Laboratory Management, Melt Shop Scheduling, Furnace Charge and Additions Optimisation, Level 1.5 to Level 2.5 Materials Optimisation and Process Control Calculations, Process Data Recording, Management of Ladles, Furnace Bodies, Vessels and Moulds, Comprehensive Management Reporting and Integration with Corporate ERP Systems. The second section of the paper reviews the key ‘Success Factors’ to achieve rapid, successful implementation, comprehensive, fast response user support, continuing system improvement and maintaining ‘perfect fit’ of system to operations in an ever changing future technical, operations and business environment.

Keywords

Melt; Optimisation; Lean; Management

Melt; Optimisation; Lean; Management

How to refer

John Ross Middleton. HIGH IMPACT INTEGRATED MELT SHOP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION WITH SUSTAINED SUCCESS , p. 1697-1709. In: 45º Seminário de Aciaria - Internacional, Porto Alegre - Brasil, 2014.
ISSN: 2594-5300 , DOI 10.5151/1982-9345-24201