VRPIS

VRPIS (Virtual Production and Information System) is an integrated information system designed to automate, monitor, and optimize production processes in industrial environments. It connects business operations with real-time production data – covering everything from purchasing and planning, through production to sales, reporting, and analytics.

Benefits of VRPIS

Reduced production costs

Improved
production planning and optimization

Simplified workflows and improved employee performance

Full automation of
operational steps

Direct integration with production systems

Minimized errors and unnecessary tasks

Support for data-driven process development

Core Features

VRPIS is built on proven practices and modern management principles. It features an intuitive interface with multi-level authorization to data resources and supports the full workflow beginning with a purchase of a raw material, ending with the selling of final product and its accounting. The system offers remote access, seamless integration with production control systems, and clear data visualization for faster decision-making. Its architecture is fully configurable, scalable, and secure to meet diverse operational needs.

Key Project
Statistics

Our project’s impact is reflected in these key metrics, demonstrating successful collaboration, measurable growth, and significant improvements in safety and efficiency. These numbers showcase how targeted research and innovative solutions drive real-world results.

84months

Main development duration

2017

Project in use from

50+

Active Participants

35%

Profit Growth

Structure of VRPIS

Processes monitoring and task control

Displays upcoming tasks to be performed by user
Provides an overview of the status of subordinates’ tasks
Prevents unnecessary process slippages with early real-time alerts
Displays the status of critical parts of production processes (for example, the process of smelting aluminum)

Purchase

Tools for the purchasing team to purchase necessary materials early for smooth production
Calculate the quantity of goods to purchase based on the current stock status and future production requirements according to planned recipes, determining the latest possible delivery date
Viewing the history of past purchases from suppliers to assess their reliability and price trends
Order generation
Tools for purchasing technical support materials and services.

Sale

Customer order records
Highlighting a request if it cannot be delivered within the requested time frame. It is possible to reschedule to an earlier date or agree on a postponement with the customer.
Preliminary production distribution over time, taking into account the production capacity of individual production lines and required delivery dates
Invoice generation
Recording prices of critical materials on the stock exchange and displaying a graph of their levels

Warehouse management

Tracking the movement of materials from their purchase, use in production to sale.
Records of the chemical composition and recovery of aluminum from stored raw materials.
Automated estimation of the need to purchase raw materials for production
Maintaining minimum inventory levels required for production.
Incoming and outgoing quality control of deliveries, including measurement of chemical composition
An embedded computer connected to VRPIS is connected to each scale in the plant, so the system maintains an up-to-date overview of inventory status.
Printing of incoming and outgoing transport documents
Printing product labels with a QR code with basic information and a link to a website with additional information (for example, chemical composition measured at the factory exit)
support for external warehouse outside the plant

Production

Production planning with regard to the status of input materials, production capacities and delivery times.
Planning the recipe of input materials based on their chemical composition and yield and the required chemical composition of the output for metallurgical production
Sending recipes to production control systems
Continuous monitoring of the melting process and the chemical composition of the melt with possible recipe changes if necessary
Monitoring of energy consumption with the possibility of comparing and evaluating their effective use
Monitoring production costs (material, energy, workers, internal transports,..)

Comprehensive Transport

Planning internal transport trips and arranging external forwarding transport.
Automated processing of transport data from external GPS vehicle tracking
Allocation of transportation costs into the price of products.

Accounting

automatic generation of preliminary account records on warehouse movements, production, purchases and sales
Tracking account turnover
Export of preliminary account records to external accounting
Import a list of incoming payments from the bank and automatically assign them to production, purchase and sales.

Reports, analysis, alerts

Many reports about Production efficiency, trends
Tracking and analysis of problems and errors to increase future production reliability
Customer and supplier turnover
Creation of documents for state administration (Intrastat, industrial production, waste management)
SMS notifications about key production parameters to selected employees
SMS notifications when an error, downtime or other monitored parameter occurs

Document Flow & Registry

Records of received mail (email, regular mail)
Scanning a paper receipt
Electronic movement of documents between employees for review, acceptance and resolution
Database of all incoming and outgoing documents with the ability to search and export them in pdf form
Multi-level approval system for incoming invoices