Progress — PIMS and Progress

Progress Manufacturing Software

Robust Manufacturing

Vertically and Horizontally Integrated

Standards Compliant Processes (AS9100 / ISO9001)

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Building and operating complex components with spreadsheets, email, and paper travelers is risky.

The process is inefficient and costly, and the information you need is scattered, incomplete, and outdated.

Building unique, complex, and creative products is always rewarding. Seeing your project succeed is amazing -- from deep sea to deep space.

Which tool will you use first?

Tools

Manufacturing Planning Sheets

The MPS tool provides functions to create and manage manufacturing planning sheets (a.k.a. travelers), provide real-time MPS status displays, track part shortages, manage mixtures, and perform many other MPS functions. See more

Nonconformances

The Nonconformances tool provides functions to create and manage nonconformance reports (NCRs) with Action Requests. An NCR with Action Requests is a structured and detailed report that documents a deviation from a requirement, progressing through Initiation, Analysis, Disposition, and Review & Verification phases. During the Analysis and Disposition phases, including corrective actions. See more

Document Control

The Document Control tool provides functions to manage drawings, Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), documents, and forms. There are also functions to generate reports, export data and perform other document control activities. See more

Controlled Stores

The Controlled Stores tool provides functions to manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, stock receipt and to issue stock. There are also functions to generate reports, export data, print labels, and perform other stock management activities at up to two physical sites. See more

Calibrated Equipment

The Calibrated Equipment (CAL) tool provides functions to create and manage assets, manage calibration records, manage MPS association records, and other calibrated equipment functions. See more

Job Tracker

The Job Tracker tool provides functions to create and manage job requests, track resource usage, and costs, and export resource use and cost information. See more

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Manufacturing Planning Sheets

Create and manage MPS records
- Assign release, operation change, and closure approvers
- Create and manage individual MPS operation steps, including functions to perform (sign), add, edit, void, move, change assigned person or group, perform change review signatures, in-depth mixture management functions, email notifications, record use of calibrated equipment, record supplemental info, and moreCreate/integrate drawing records
- Create/integrate drawing records
- Assign project-specific and general procedures
- Create and manage inspection and non-conformance report records
- Create and manage as-run test records
- Create and manage part requests
- View issues parts
- Create and manage installed parts
- Attach files and manage attachments
- Attach images to questions, various display options
- Associate assemblies
- Create and manage notes
- Access history tracking records for individual operations and the overall MPS
- Generate trailer and full MPS PDFs
- Generate the MPS in XML format
- Assign special requirements color schemes to MPSs
Track MPS record status via real-time displays
Search and manage part requests
Search and manage inspection records
Search and manage installed parts
Perform extensive search functions for all record types
Allow role-based access to all functions
Generate customized reports, export data, perform system management functions, manage support tables, and other functions
Provide online help for all functions and roles

Tools

Nonconformances

Create and manage nonconformance reports (NCRs) with detail

Describe the nonconformance in detail (incident date, item name, serial number, procedure, vendor, activity in progress when the nonconformance was discovered, text description)
Link an NCR to an existing MPS, General Procedure, Document Controlled Drawing, and/or Vendor
Identify specific assemblies (Prototype, Engineering Model, Flight Model, etc.)
Assign a person to lead the nonconformance analysis and disposition
Describe a root cause analysis and identify a customized report severity
Describe the disposition and identify a customized report code
Describe review & verification comments
Upload files to an NCR
Add Journal Entries to an NCR
Create and manage Action Requests during nonconformance analysis and disposition
Maintain an automated audit history for each NCR

Manage the NCR approval process

Assign approvers to authorize progression through each NCR phase: Initiation, Analysis, Disposition, and Review & Verification
Define Approver Groups, which can be automatically or manually applied to any NCR
Receive automated emails when NCRs or Action Requests are ready for approval

List and search NCRs
Export an NCR as a Portable Document Format (PDF)
Define customized Activity Items, detailed entries within an NCR, tailored to the stage where the nonconformance was found (e.g., Procurement, Design, Testing, or Operations). Each stage offers a customized selection of options for fields such as Item Description, Found During, Finding, Root Cause, and Disposition Code, allowing for tailored reporting and classification of nonconformance specifics.
Define customized Report Severities.
Allow role-based access for all functions
Define project level membership to identify three levels of privilege (guest, user, management)
Provide online help for all functions and roles

Tools

Document Control

Create and manage drawing tracking records and drawing distribution records with MPS links and ECOs
Create and manage ECO records, associate ECOs with drawings
Create and manage project document records and document distribution records with MPS links
Create and manage form records and form issues
Perform extensive search functions for all record types
Allow role-based access to all functions
Perform extensive drawing and document revision functions
Generate customized reports, print labels, export data, perform system management functions, manage projects, manage support tables, and other functions
Provide online help for all functions and roles

Controlled Stores

Generate and manage purchase requisitions, track purchase orders
Receive stock, manage stock receiving records, including QA inspection functions
Manage and search inventory (stock), including barcode search
Issue stock, manage stock issue records and Manufacturing Planning Sheet (MPS) associations
Perform Parts Stress De-rating Analysis (PSDA) activities
Perform extensive search functions for all record types
Allow role-based access to all functions
Generate customized reports, print various types of labels, export data, perform system management functions, review procurement status of ordered items, return items to vendors, issue shipping tickets, manage support tables, and other functions
Provide online help for all functions and roles

Tools

Calibrated Equipment

Create and manage calibrated equipment assets
Create and manage calibration records for each asset
Create and manage MPS association records for each asset
Perform extensive search functions for all record types
Allow role-based access to all functions
Export data, perform system management functions, manage support tables, and other functions
Provide online help for all functions and roles

Tools

Job Tracker

Create and manage job requests
Create and manage resources used for each job request
Link job to an MPS
Perform extensive search functions for all record types
Allow role-based access to all functions
Export data, perform system management functions, and other functions
Provide online help for all functions and roles

Architecture

Progress is built on widely used open-source products. The core “application” components of the Progress web application are built on the Java platform, known for its ease of development and deployment on multiple platforms, as well as stability and scalability. The web components that support Progress are the Apache web server and Tomcat servlet container; both are projects of the Apache Software Foundation and have good reputations in the areas of security, performance, and stability. Oracle provides the database component of Progress, until the migration to MariaDB is complete. All software components are open-source (except Oracle), and can be deployed on Linux or Windows operating systems. Progress was developed using a CMMI Maturity Level 2 appraised software engineering process.