Project teams often ask us: what is MES?
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) have been defined as enterprise technology applications that manage, monitor and synchronize the execution of real-time, physical processes involved in manufacturing finished goods.
As an independent ERP consulting firm, we’re often called to help processors seeking to evaluate food and beverage ERP systems.
Chances are if you are one of the thousands of companies that will be looking at a new ERP this year, you are updating from a 10-year-old system or you are moving to your first major system.
Manufacturing Execution Software (MES) means different things to different people. I think it depends on a person’s perspective. Are they from a process manufacturing background or a discrete manufacturing background? Are they focused on complex manufacturing or highly repetitive manufacturing? Are they thinking about automation or are they thinking about monitoring, measuring and alerting.
Buying an ERP system? Many manufacturing and distribution organization project teams are now considering an active ERP project.
We are often asked whether there is a distinction between ERP and Best of Breed enterprise systems. We hear these terms as we meet with manufacturing ERP project teams, as well as solution vendors, to classify solutions in the marketplace.
