A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a system that companies can use to measure and control critical production activities. Some of the benefits with regards to MES solutions are increased traceability, productivity, and quality. Other functions served by MES solutions may include equipment tracking, product geneaology, labor tracking, inventory management, costing, electronic signature capture, defect and resolution monitoring, Key Performance Indicator monitoring and alarming, Executive Dashboards and other various reporting solutions. Image File history File links Information. ... System (from Latin systēma, in turn from Greek systēma) is a set of entities, real or abstract, comprising a whole where each component interacts with or is related to at least one other component and they all serve a common objective. ... This page discusses common devices known as tools, for other meanings see Tool (disambiguation) Modern hammer A tool is, among other things, a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing a task. ... In business management, inventory consists of a list of goods and materials held available in stock. ... In economics, business, and accounting, a cost is the value of inputs that have been used up to produce something, and hence are not available for use anymore. ... The term electronic signature has several meanings. ... Defect is the n00b of the animating world, everybody knows that he cannot and will not animate. ... The word resolution has several meanings, depending on context. ... ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ...

It is important to note that the term MES is held very loosely across different manufacturing industries (semiconductor, process, food and beverage, etc.). Manufacturing is the application of tools and a processing medium to the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale. ...

MES has many parts and can be deployed on various scales. From simple WIP tracking to a complex solution integrated throughout an enterprise monitoring and controlling all resources used in the manufacturing process from cradle to grave and touching other enterprise systems like Enterprise Resource and Planning Systems (ERPs), Product Lifecycle Management (PLMs), Supervisory, Control and Data Acquistion (SCADA) solutions, Scheduling and Planning Systems (both long-term and short-term tactical). Work in Progress (WIP) generally signifies a project that will not be settled in one attempt, or even several. ... Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs) integrate (or attempt to integrate) all data and processes of an organization into a unified system. ... Product lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. ... SCADA is the acronym for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. ...

See also

• B2MML
• MESA International
• Manufacturing Process Management

B2MML or Business To Manufacturing Markup Language is an XML implementation of the ANSI/ISA 95 family of standards (ISA-95), known internationally as IEC/ISO 62264. ... Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International is a non-profit association of end users, vendors and manufacturing professionals, promoting innovation and best practices sharing, with a goal of delivering valuable knowledge around operations-centric enterprise solutions. ... Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) is a collection of technology and methods used in the manufacture of products. ...

External links

• MESA