akaMES: The Comprehensive Digital Transformation Platform for Manufacturing Enterprises

akaMES, an intelligent production scheduling software, is the world’s first product to apply artificial intelligence (AI) for real-time intelligent production coordination. It enables businesses to easily meet production demands, from order management to production planning, and adapt to various real-world scenarios and specific needs.

akaMES is the world’s first product to apply AI for real-time intelligent production coordination.

A World-Class “Make in Vietnam” Product

Manufacturing is a specialized industry that demands high precision in every stage and operation. It also requires seamless data connectivity between departments to effectively manage processes, data, and facilitate timely decision-making.

To support businesses in their digital transformation journey, the intelligent production scheduling solution akaMES is designed to improve operational systems and digitize execution processes. With its comprehensive process management capabilities, end-to-end information traceability, and real-time operational monitoring, akaMES helps optimize production resources, reduce labor costs, and enhance productivity.

The akaMES solution is an ecosystem of applications designed to manage information within a factory, covering the entire production process from raw material gathering, processing, and all the way to finished product delivery. It helps customers address three core production challenges.

Firstly, by digitizing the production process, workers can input data directly into the system quickly, reducing errors and paper usage by up to 80% in the production workshop, and improving inter-team collaboration.

Secondly, integrating data and displaying real-time reports enables managers to monitor the production process, make decisions about workforce deployment, and address issues quickly and efficiently, increasing work efficiency by 30-40%.

Thirdly, it helps calculate production costs down to each order. The system can calculate costs incurred from raw materials, labor, and equipment depreciation. This feature enables manufacturers to optimize their capacity and product costs.

This is a comprehensive solution for managing the entire production process efficiently, from raw materials to finished products, in real-time. It provides easy connectivity and traceability of raw materials, as well as real-time data visualization, resulting in cost efficiency for businesses.

Accordingly, the factory’s production process will be controlled at a central command center where the production manager or the responsible director will decide which operations should be started or stopped based on the current situation and real-time information received from the production line.

All machinery and equipment will be connected to the system to provide necessary information such as: status, speed, raw material quantity, machine failures, etc., which is immediately sent to the command center.

Transporters and warehouse managers are always ready to receive requests for raw materials or finished goods and to keep the production process running smoothly.

The solution has been implemented in factories of many large corporations such as VinFast, Nippon Steel Spiral Pipe Vietnam, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Vietnam…. akaMES helps reduce traditional paperwork by 90%, meets 100% of traceability requirements, and saves 20% of time and 25% of production operating costs for businesses.

akaMES representative receives the Make In Vietnam Digital Technology Product Award 2023.

akaMES is also the world’s first Make in Vietnam product to apply AI for real-time intelligent production coordination. This is a specialized software suite for production management designed to enhance overall business performance.

With diverse features such as: automated production planning and scheduling; anomaly detection models; early forecasting of delivery capacity; alerts for order discrepancies; replenishment warnings and continuous production support… akaMES helps businesses comprehensively digitize their production operations, creating a foundation for business breakthroughs.

Currently, akaMES serves over 20,000 regular users, contributing effectively to optimizing production processes, minimizing waste, and enhancing business operational efficiency.

akaMES launches 2 new solutions to optimize operations and production

According to FPT IS, in 2024, the company has launched two new solutions within the intelligent production scheduling product suite akaMES, including: akaMES.eBR (electronic batch record for the pharmaceutical/food/cosmetic industry) and akaMES.STMA (enterprise asset management).

An FPT IS representative stated: “FPT IS understands the challenges of digital transformation in the pharmaceutical industry, such as complex specialized processes, the need to comply with a system of standards; the challenge of diverse data types and high accuracy requirements; not to mention the challenges of multiple management systems from ERP, MES, distribution systems, retail systems, transportation systems… that need to be seamlessly connected throughout the value chain of operations and business. We accompany businesses in solving specific problems, pioneering the application of new technologies in management, AI, data, and manufacturing… to effectively enhance competitiveness.”

Therefore, the akaMES.eBR electronic batch record solution was born. This is a comprehensive solution for manufacturing enterprises that require a batch control mechanism, applicable to pharmaceuticals/food/beverages/beer/ – soft drinks/cosmetics. It offers robust and comprehensive integration of the entire production process, from the initial input of raw materials to the final output, ensuring that all records are complete, detailed, accurate, and transparent. The system automatically calculates and generates batch records for each production/packaging batch, saving costs and reducing batch record creation time by 99%.

Meanwhile, akaMES.STMA is a sub-solution within the akaMES suite, supporting businesses in managing all commercial and non-commercial assets used in production and business operations with high customization capabilities. The solution helps businesses immediately calculate the need for purchasing, maintenance, operation, depreciation, replacement, upgrading, disposal,…, of machinery and equipment assets, thereby reducing inventory costs, increasing turnover, and decreasing production costs.

The solution pair has been successfully implemented for three large oil and gas/maritime, pharmaceutical, and beverage companies in Vietnam, with positive results such as: a 99% reduction in paperwork, a 20% reduction in waste, and a 35% increase in response time.