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Manufacturing Systems Standards: ISA-88 and ISA-95
by Michael DePriest, EnteGreat

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Paper Overview
The need for standards is clear, but in order to be effective at addressing all of these issues, a standards program must have certain characteristics. Standards fail to serve their purpose or facilitate business performance when they are not comprehensive, current, or enforced. Most companies endorse the idea of standards, at least conceptually, because it is generally understood that standards help the business. However, the commitment and rigor needed to make standards a functioning reality is frequently absent. Standards must be employed holistically and adopted broadly, or they are subject to failure.

EnteGreat's series of five papers on Manufacturing Systems Standards explains what a manufacturing systems standards (MSS) program should be, how it works, and how it generates value. The third paper in the series addresses the use of ISA standards S88 and S95, which play a foundational role in the standardization process.

Paper Outline

• A Brief History of S88 and S95
• S88
• S95
• The Basic Components of a Common Methodology and How They Are Applied in Practice
  • Determine the scope of the problem.
  • Identify measurable objectives.
  • Benchmark the "as-is" environment.
  • Plan the "to-be" environment.
• Using S88 at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company

About the Author
Michael DePriest has more than 20 years of experience working with the entire range of systems technologies and methodologies employed in manufacturing, from control systems to ERP, including MES, LIMS, Maintenance Management and Quality Management, and applying those technologies both domestically and internationally in the Aerospace and Defense, Semiconductor, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, and Food, Beverage, and Consumer Packaged Goods industries.

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