| Definition
: Manufacturing
execution system (MES) is a control system for managing
and monitoring work-in-progress on the factory floor.
MES keeps tack of all production information in real
time, receiving / updating real-time data from OPC,
SCADA and other platform controls and manual input
from employees. |
| Usage
: MES software is used by plant managers
and production personnel to support collaborative
manufacturing strategies that are designed to integrate
disparate data streams from company’s supply
chain, inventory, factory floor and
enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. |
| Components
: MES
systems generally include Operations
Execution System, Workforce Management, Asset
Management, Factory Intelligence, Product Data
Management (PDM), Integration & Collaboration and
Data Acquisition modules. |
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| Why
is MES critical to your business : Elaborate studies have been conducted by various
research organizations to measure the benefits of
implementing MES solutions. General finding is that,
average OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) of
organizations who have implemented MES solutions is
about 85% and of those who have implemented it partially
is about 75% and those who have not, is about
65%. |
| In
other words, production cost of those who have
implemented MES is significantly lower than those who
have not. Major
benefit is a considerable reduction in production cost.
Automation management portals such as Managing
Automation (ManagingAutomation.com)
and MESA (MESA.Org) have
been vigorously promoting MES solutions. |
| Other
benefits include; highly synchronized
plant-floor, material & component supply, inventory
buffers, improved quality and timely deliveries. MES
solutions are increasingly looked at as a critical
factor in gaining the competitive edge. |
