Manufacturing execution system
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Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) manage and monitor work-in-process on the factory floor including manual or automatic labor and production reporting, as well as on-line inquiries and links to tasks that take place on the production floor. Manufacturing Execution Systems may include one or more links to work orders, receipt of goods, shipping, quality control, maintenance, scheduling or other related tasks. A MES is similar to a Process Development Execution System (PDES) in several ways. The key distinguishing factor of a PDES is that it is tailored for steering the development of a manufacturing process, while MES is tailored for executing the volume production using the developed process. Therefore, the toolset and focus of a PDES is on lower volume but higher flexibility and experimentation freedom.
Reasons to implement MES include:
- Automate management of recipes (process manufacturers)
- Scheduling, including the management of priorities
- Production reporting
- Key Performance Indicator (KPI) tracking
- Event or exception management
- Product or materials tracking
- Intelligent decisions to influence production and cost management
- Measure and manage Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Ease management of resources, including inventory and personnel
Overall, MES is the system between ERP and Plant floor control system/device. MES effectively link this two layer system together,speak to each other. MES module and function is aligning with ISA 95, MESA group is an independent MES standard org. http://WWW.MESA.ORG
[edit] Sources
- Managing Automation MES Knowledge Center [1]
- Market Overview: Manufacturing Execution Systems by Forrester Research [2]
- MES: A guide to getting started; PACE-Australia's Process & Control Engineering website [3]
- AutomationWorld, MES Definition Work Continues, March 2006 * [4]
