Configure Your Factory

Create the physical structure Forge MES needs: Sites, Lines, Stations, Repair Stations, capacity, and Shifts.

Follow this journey in order

01 · The Forge MES Factory Model

Understand how Plant, Site, Line, and Station represent a real manufacturing unit. Covers: plant, site, line, station, operation.

02 · Create Sites

Create the physical locations required before Stations can be configured. Covers: create site, required identity, location details, optional metadata.

03 · Create Production Lines

Create the production lanes that will receive and balance unit-level Production Tasks. Covers: create line, choose line type, set capacity.

04 · Create Stations and Repair Stations

Create operational work points and the separate repair destinations required by Routings. Covers: create operation station, required identity.

05 · Create Shifts

Define when production runs and make Shifts available for Work Order assignment. Covers: define shift, required schedule, valid times, breaks, schedule.

06 · Factory Readiness Checklist

Confirm the physical factory model is complete before creating production master data. Covers: sites ready, lines ready, stations ready, shifts ready.

Why this journey matters

Create the physical structure Forge MES needs: Sites, Lines, Stations, Repair Stations, capacity, and Shifts.

Follow the pages in order for a first implementation. Experienced teams can open a specific page when validating or troubleshooting an existing process.

Configure Your Factory

Create the physical structure Forge MES needs: Sites, Lines, Stations, Repair Stations, capacity, and Shifts.

Follow this journey in order

01 · The Forge MES Factory Model

Understand how Plant, Site, Line, and Station represent a real manufacturing unit. Covers: plant, site, line, station, operation.

02 · Create Sites

Create the physical locations required before Stations can be configured. Covers: create site, required identity, location details, optional metadata.

03 · Create Production Lines

Create the production lanes that will receive and balance unit-level Production Tasks. Covers: create line, choose line type, set capacity.

04 · Create Stations and Repair Stations

Create operational work points and the separate repair destinations required by Routings. Covers: create operation station, required identity.

05 · Create Shifts

Define when production runs and make Shifts available for Work Order assignment. Covers: define shift, required schedule, valid times, breaks, schedule.

06 · Factory Readiness Checklist

Confirm the physical factory model is complete before creating production master data. Covers: sites ready, lines ready, stations ready, shifts ready.

Why this journey matters

Create the physical structure Forge MES needs: Sites, Lines, Stations, Repair Stations, capacity, and Shifts.

Follow the pages in order for a first implementation. Experienced teams can open a specific page when validating or troubleshooting an existing process.

Configure Your Factory

Follow this journey in order

01 · The Forge MES Factory Model

02 · Create Sites

03 · Create Production Lines

04 · Create Stations and Repair Stations

05 · Create Shifts

06 · Factory Readiness Checklist

Why this journey matters

Website builder

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Retail solutions

AI for Business

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Company

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Manufacturing solutions

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Configure Your Factory

Follow this journey in order

01 · The Forge MES Factory Model

02 · Create Sites

03 · Create Production Lines

04 · Create Stations and Repair Stations

05 · Create Shifts

06 · Factory Readiness Checklist

Why this journey matters