MES Guide for Executives - Why and How to Select, Implement, and Maintain a Manufacturing Execution System

Description

In recent decades, industrial companies have invested much time and money in not only machine and production line automation, but also enterprise resource planning systems. The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) falls between these two layers. Many plants rely on outdated methods for both preparatory activities (such as detailed production scheduling and recipe management) and retrospective activities (such as data collection, reporting, and analysis). MES can provide an effective remedy to this time-consuming, error-prone situation. Content: Front Matter • Introduction • Table of Contents 1. We Don't Have an MES... 2. MES...? What's That? 3. What Does MES Deliver? And What's It Going to Cost Us? 4. How Do You Buy an MES? 5. What's it Like, Implementing, Adopting, and Maintaining an MES? 6. Can We Roll Out the Same MES in All Our Plants? 7. Why Should We Use ISA-95? • Bibliography • Glossary Appendices Index • Sponsors