1. A production events information recording system for use in a manufacturing environment, the system comprising: a production database comprising a set of tables for storing production event information; a production event object for generating, in response to a triggering production event, a production event message including a set of data corresponding to a production event; production database services for processing the production event message generated by the production event object, the production services including a production server for processing information content within the production event message prior to tabling the set of data corresponding to the production event in the production database, and wherein the production event messages are generated and processed in accordance with an extensible production event message schema that accommodates extensions to pre-defined production event message definitions.