Business processes in today’s typical manufacturing environment is, at
best, full of information gaps. Within the major enterprise level systems
such as ERP or PLM most processes are based or focused on departmental issues
which means the processes are not cross-functional.
Production Process Management (PPM) is the missing link that supports
Smart Manufacturing. PPM is a specialized version of Business Process
Management (BPM) that describes the concept of applying process design and
management tools to the areas of manufacturing plant and supply chain
activities within and across the extended enterprise.