Category: MES/MOM
Maintenance Management: MES or ERP?
Anyone can see that the maintenance of production lines, machinery and devices in a manufacturing plant is important. A little less obvious, perhaps, is how maintenance can significantly minimize quality […]
MES-MOM: Time for a Change?
About 15 years ago, when I started working on production management system implementations, I was forced to use some roundabout expression to avoid saying “MES.” The client did not have […]
Three ways how real time information could help you improve operations
Often, when I am discussing project with clients, I tell them that this is similar to a man who comes home and discovers that he lost all the money in […]
Managing Relationships Among Operations, IT and Engineering
Comments typically overheard in discussions involving multiple technology groups in a manufacturing facility: “If you ask the IT department, the project will never start …” “We cannot ask the production […]
Manufacturing Metrics that Matter
MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association) and LNS Research recently published the results of a poll titled “Manufacturing Metrics That Really Matter.” This initiative behind the survey is to understand the business use and […]
MES and Competitiveness
Generational changes in business affect not only the top management. All corporate levels are impacted, undermining the integrity of production processes, the ability to optimize them and sometimes even compromising […]
MES business benefits
Gartner and Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) recently published the results of a survey they developed to assess if, and to what extent, MES applications are delivering ROI and creating […]
How Real Time Information Can Save Money and Boost Efficiency
Most companies today are making significant investments around the collection and analysis of information obtained from operations—particularly production lines. This information is used to investigate aspects of quality, efficiency, productivity, […]
Why Agility Is Crucial to Achieve Operational Excellence – Great post from Mark Davidson at LNS Research
Mark Davidson recently published an interesting articcle on LNS Reasearch Blog titled "Why Agility Is Crucial to Achieve Operational Excellence". The topic is one of my favourites since I consider agility […]
Internet of Things: Not Just a Collection of Networks
Imagine getting an email, text or Facebook message notifying you that you have been tagged in a Facebook post by the packaging line that will be holding an event next […]