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Expert Q&A: Manufacturing Execution Systems

A manufacturing execution system (MES) offers different things to different manufacturers – and different things to manufacturers in different industries. To help reduce the confusion, and to provide insight into the value of MES solutions in the industrial equipment and industrial products verticals, we asked Ultra Industry Marketing Director Dave Lechleitner (DL), a longtime consultant to industrial products companies, to share his expertise

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questions about manufacturing execution systems

Ultra Insight: 4 Questions about Manufacturing Execution Systems

A manufacturing execution system (MES) manages, monitors and synchronizes – in real time – the processes involved in transforming raw materials into finished goods. An MES may operate across multiple function areas, including product lifecycle management (PLM), resource scheduling, order execution and product quality. And an MES creates the as-built record, capturing the data, processes and outcomes of the manufacturing process.

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