Integrating ABB Knowledge Manager with ERP in the Cement Industry

This paper, presented by ABB and Fujitsu, describes how integrating ABB's Knowledge Manager (a Production Information Management System) with ERP solutions like SAP provides a seamless, online view of plant operations for management in the cement industry. It details the five-level process structure (from sensors to ERP), the role of the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and ABB's Collaborative Production Management (CPM) suite, and emphasizes the importance of a single Knowledge Database Warehouse for accurate, real-time data flow and production accounting.