Manufacturing Execution System

A manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a system that integrates various areas of the Manufacturing business together. It helps to share the information seamlessly across the whole enterprise. ERP Systems like SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics provide product, order, resource, and asset information into the MES. The MES process that information and the execution of product orders by communicating directly to the devices (PLCs) on the shop floor.

Usually, Enterprise Connectors provide the link between ERP Systems and Systems used on the Plant Floor. Without such middleware, there is no free flow of information and manual data entry may be required.

Nowadays Field devices are capable of providing utilization and diagnostics data that can be shared to the higher-level systems by integrating the production control system and higher-level systems through a secure infrastructure. A Manufacturing Execution System should have the ability to move information seamlessly between all parts of an enterprise, which will enable the enterprise to have real-time visibility of the shop floor. An MES impacts business by improving productivity, reducing inventory, increasing first-pass yield, and reducing process variability. Usually, in a manufacturing facility, the process starts with business planning and logistics where Planners do the demand forecast. Having real-time visibility available throughout the enterprise is one of the most valuable aspects of the connected enterprise. Knowing the current conditions of assets on the plant floor help to optimize the process and improve production. Production Management, Material Management, Quality Management, and Performance Management are areas where MES Solutions are usually concentrated. An MES promotes a paperless shop floor and alleviates the need for manual data entry. MES is one of the enablers for Industry 4.0. An MES can be helpful for Net Content Control, Deviations Monitoring, Centre lining, Digital Log sheets, OEE, AI monitoring, etc.