"Today, quality is the key in monitoring complex production processes and has been one of the most important competitive factors for a long time. A modern MES system permits constant analysis of the production-relevant quality data, which allows qualitative assessment of production and testing processes.”

The standard quality analyses of the iTAC.MES.Suite permit a direct evaluation of manufacturing and testing processes under quality aspects during production.

The quality situation is described in the required parameters, such as first pass yield (FPY), yield, ppm error rate etc. To ascertain fault focus, the TOP-DOWN analysis principle is supported so that deviations in the processes can be investigated efficiently and in a targeted manner down to detail level.

The analysis of attributive failure characteristics and variable measurements in statistical process control (SPC-A and SPC-V) can be carried out online while the manufacturing process is running.

The analysis can be carried out across any chosen time period and at a freely configurable level of detail. The quality analyses of the iTAC.MES.Suite provide the information required for quality management and the continuous improvement process in close to real time in order to achieve zero-fault production step by step.

As well as standard quality analysis, the iTAC.MES.Suite enables flexible and enterprise-specific reporting based on a data warehouse service. To enable reporting, the iTAC.MES.Suite offers the integration of the “BIRT” (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) reporting tool from release 6.0. BIRT is an open-source product which provides reporting and business intelligence functions for Rich Clients and web applications. It is especially suitable for applications written in Java or JavaEE. BIRT is a top-level software project from the “Eclipse Foundation", a non-commercial consortium of software companies and the open-source community.

See also Optimization strategies