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PPR knowledge graph

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A knowledge graph based on the product-process-resource (PPR) model that links ERP, MES, historian and maintenance records so people and AI can trace how a product, process and resource came together in production.

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Episodes about PPR knowledge graph

What Is a PPR Knowledge Graph — and Why Manufacturing AI…

2026-10-21

Factory AI can read ERP, MES and historian data but still does not know how a product, process and resource came together at one moment. This episode shows manufacturing data architects and plant engineers how a product-process-resource knowledge graph adds…

Why Your Production Schedule Is Wrong Before It Even…

2026-09-28

Production schedules look solid when they leave ERP, yet material delays, tool issues, missing skills and short machine stops make them outdated before the first order starts. This episode is for manufacturing planners, operations leaders and data architects…

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What is a PPR knowledge graph?

It is a model of how a product, a process and a resource came together at a given moment, linking records that ERP, MES and historians hold separately. · From the episode: What Is a PPR Knowledge Graph — and Why…

Why does manufacturing AI need a PPR knowledge graph?

Factory AI can read massive data but often lacks understanding of the plant. The graph lets it reconstruct the operating situation. · From the episode: What Is a PPR Knowledge Graph — and Why…

What do ERP, MES and historians each know?

ERP knows the order, MES knows the operation, and the historian knows the signal. None of these records automatically explains how a product, process and resource came together at one moment, and that missing connection is what a PPR knowledge graph provides for factory AI. · From the episode: What Is a PPR Knowledge Graph — and Why…

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