1C:ERP Metallurgy PROF: a new industry solution for metallurgy

1C Company has announced the release of a new industry-specific software product, “1C:ERP Metallurgy PROF”

1C:ERP Metallurgy PROF is built on the 1C:Enterprise technology platform version 8.3 and is designed to automate key business processes at ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy companies, diversified manufacturing companies, and holding company divisions with metallurgical processing stages in their production chain, as well as at foundry and heat-treatment shops of machine-building plants.

The solution enables efficient management of blast furnace and steelmaking operations, non-ferrous metal smelting, rolled metal production, and shaped casting, as well as scrap metal procurement.

Delivered as a module for 1C:ERP, the product significantly extends the functionality of 1C:ERP Enterprise Management, 1C:ERP Holding Management, and other solutions based on them, automating the core business processes of organizations whose operations include metallurgical processing stages.

1C:ERP METALLURGY PROF FUNCTIONALITY

Key features of the industry solution:

Master data management for metallurgical production:

• Catalogs of metal product standards and steel and alloy grades.
• Management of data on chemical composition, mechanical properties, and testing.
• Product item management for aggregate planning and by metal product type.

Production technology management:

• Monitoring and management of process chemical compositions.
• Linking chemical compositions to commercial alloy grades.
• Tooling and equipment management.

Sales and operations planning (S&OP):

• Short- and medium-term production planning.
• Master production scheduling and material requirements planning.
• Production planning for customer orders.
• Production and sales quota allocation.

Metal product sales management:

• Configurator for metal product requirements.
• Selecting products and checking the feasibility of producing them with specified characteristics.
• Order portfolio management.

Production dispatching and shop-floor tracking:

• Heat sequencing (block planning).
• Planning of production campaigns and schedules.
• Monitoring and recording of production data, confirmation of completion.
• Balancing production stages, tracking material movements and the metal balance.
• Recording process parameters of operations.

Quality control and traceability:

• Quality inspection of raw materials and materials in the warehouse, and of products in production and at shipment.
• Recording quality control results.
• Tracking the origin and use of batches.
• Management of inventory with limited shelf life.
• Generation of quality certificates and heat data sheets.

Scrap metal handling:

• Receiving and sorting scrap from external suppliers and internal departments.
• Processing scrap and transferring it to production.
• Recording scrap quality and contamination parameters.

Logistics management:

• Tracking cargo in warehouses, organizing the loading and unloading of railcars.
• Control of receipts, transfers, shipments, deliveries, and returns of cargo by road and rail.
• Integration with ETRAN (the Russian Railways electronic shipping document system).

Analytics and reporting:

• Reports on production and sales planning.
• Analysis of quotas and customer orders.
• Plan-vs-actual analysis of production performance.
• Analysis of product quality and raw material origin.
• Assessment of cargo stocks in warehouses.

1C:ERP Metallurgy PROF is built on the standard solution “1C:ERP Enterprise Management” and retains all of its core capabilities and mechanisms

Certification and functionality

1C:ERP Metallurgy PROF is certified under the 1C:Compatible program and retains all the core mechanisms and functionality for managing metallurgical production.

Usage notes

• Standalone use of the 1C:Metallurgy PROF module without integration with solutions that include the ERP Enterprise Management or ERP Holding Management configurations is not supported.
• A functional model of the ERP Metallurgy PROF configuration is included so you can explore the solution’s capabilities and how its subsystems interact.
• The configurations are protected, which keeps the code secure, yet their openness allows the product to be adapted to users’ needs.

System capabilities

1C:ERP Metallurgy PROF supports the management of:

• blast furnace and steelmaking operations;
• non-ferrous metal production, rolled metal production, and shaped casting;
• scrap metal procurement.

Both discrete and continuous production models are supported, as well as make-to-stock, make-to-order, pull, and push planning scenarios.

Benefits for users

1. Production manager:
   • management of planning and budgeting;
   • monitoring of production plan and customer order fulfillment;
   • timely identification of risks and deviations.
2. Process control manager:
   • monitoring of production tasks;
   • analysis of execution progress and adjustment of operations.
3. Shop-floor operator:
   • real-time access to tasks;
   • recording of work completion data and analysis of deviations.
4. Process engineer:
   • management of the metal product range and production processes;
   • application and updating of production standards.
5. Quality management department:
   • quality control of raw materials, products, and processes;
   • integration of quality control with production and sales processes.
6. Sales department:
   • management of customer product requirements;
   • use of reliable production and sales plans.
7. Finance department:
   • timely access to production performance data.

Master data management

The solution enables efficient management of master and reference data, including:

Profiles and profile sizes: storage of product geometric parameters, for example for long rolled products.

Metal product types: configuration of additional product attributes based on product specifics and customer needs.

Metal product standards: requirements for product range, properties, and production technology.

Mechanical properties of products: storage of data on properties and test methods to verify compliance with standards and individual requirements.

Steel and alloy grades: a catalog of grades with the nominal content of chemical elements.

Additional product attributes: configuration of characteristics for product classification, search, and other purposes.

Metal product classifiers: definition of additional features and characteristics that reflect customer requests or technology specifics.

Package contents

“1C:Enterprise 8. ERP Metallurgy PROF. Electronic delivery” (product code 2900003785370) includes:

• Distribution kits:
  • the 1C:Enterprise 8.3 platform;
  • the ERP Metallurgy PROF, ERP Enterprise Management, and Application Solution Design System configurations.
• Functional models:
  • of the ERP Metallurgy PROF and ERP Enterprise Management configurations.
• Documentation:
  • electronic guides for the platform and configurations.
• Support and licenses:
  • electronic vouchers for discounted support (1C:ITS);
  • PIN codes for platform and configuration protection for one user seat;
  • licenses to use the system and configurations.
• Registration:
  • a PIN code to activate the product on the technical support website.