Business Strategy: MES Strategies Part 1 -- Importance and Challenges of Real-time Manufacturing Execution

Table of Contents

• Manufacturing Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
• Importance and Challenges of Effective Manufacturing Execution
• Status of IT Supporting Shop Floor
• MES Defined
• The Approach
• The Global Plant Floor Approach
• MES-Related Business Challenges
• Harmonization of Global Manufacturing Operations
• Manufacturing Intelligence
• Seamless Integration With Corporate Business Applications
• Connecting Design and Manufacturing Operations
• Improve Fixed Asset Utilization
• Compliance and Environmental Footprint Reduction
• Future Outlook
• Intelligent Automation and the Internet of Things
• Essential Guidance
• Actions to Consider
• Appendix
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Table: MESA-11 Functionalities
• Table: MESA Model Definitions
• Figure: MES defined by ISA-95
• Figure: MES and "Competing" Applications