What is MES

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What Is MES Software? Some Important Benefits
And Details
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• What is MES?
• According to MESA (Manufacturing Execution System
  Association International),
• Manufacturing execution systems provide data that
  allows for the optimization of production
  activities from order entry to finished goods.
• MES guides, initiates, responds to, and reports
  on plant activities as they occur, using current
  and accurate data.
• Rapid response to changing conditions, combined
  with a focus on reducing non-value-added
  activities, drives efficient plant operations and
  processes.
• Through bidirectional communications, MES
  provides mission-critical information about
  production activities across the enterprise and
  supply chain.
• Manufacturing Execution Systems collect
  production data from multiple plants and easily
  integrate with equipment, controllers, and
  enterprise business applications.
• Although MES solutions are typically used as
  stand-alone systems, they are increasingly being
  integrated with enterprise resource planning
  (ERP) software.
• As a result, complete visibility, control, and
  manufacturing optimization are achieved from
  order placement to production inception, process
  control, and product output.

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A modern Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
captures data that can be analyzed to uncover
flawed processes, providing insights that expose
the hidden factory.
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• Why Do Businesses Require a Manufacturing
  Execution System?
• Many businesses still manually enter data or
  distribute work instructions on paper. Most of
  them, however, are aware that there is a better
  way to organise the flurry of activity on the
  plant floor.
• MES makes that activity and the underlying data
  visible, uses that data to improve how that
  activity is done, and makes it repeatable.
• It connects multiple sites, integrates with
  equipment, and improves the effectiveness of
  business applications in order to improve
  operational efficiency.
• MES technology is assisting manufacturers in
  reducing cycle times and achieving cost savings
  (production does not continue when critical
  issues are encountered), while the ability to
  improve planning activities is also resulting in
  improved equipment utilisation.
• These systems also automate many manual
  documentation tasks, reducing deviations and
  improving compliance. They are also removing
  calculation and review tasks that would normally
  necessitate a significant amount of manual
  labour.

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A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) with a
configurable platform adapts to the users
business without custom code, and has an open SOA
architecture designed for ease of integration to
enterprise applications and shop floor automation.
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• The Three Pillars of a MES
• Making a plan and sticking to it
• The system calculates your TAKT time based on
  your input production shifts/times, production
  goals, and so on. Operators can see real-time
  progress on dashboard graphics and know where
  they stand at any given time.
• Enforcing a cyclical process
• Knowing that your process is being carried out
  exactly as specified gives you the ultimate peace
  of mind. Every step, from fastening to product
  routing, is repeated exactly as you specified.
• Creating a rich data set
• Capturing data is one thing being able to act on
  that data is what drives improvement initiatives.
  Utilize your business intelligence platform to
  explore your data set in order to identify and
  resolve hidden inefficiencies.

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