MES integrator and Automation World columnist Bianca Scholten has written another book. Published by ISA with a forward by John Dyke who is the current President of MESA, it should hit the shelves by June. ISA is taking pre-orders now.
The title is "MES Guide for Executives, Why and How to Select, Implement and Maintain a Manufacturing Execution System."
Here's the blurb from the ISA Website:
"Are you having trouble demonstrating to management what a manufacturing execution system (MES) is and what it can do for you? Or do you simply need to justify why your company even needs an MES? Perhaps youâo[dot accent]re the executive decision maker and just need some answers. Bianca Scholten, author of the best-selling book The Road to Integration: A Guide to Applying ISA-95 in Manufacturing, shares her expertise on the topic in this easy-to-read guide to MES."
"In recent decades, industrial companies have invested much time and money in not only machine and production line automation but also ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. The MES falls between these two layers. Many plants rely on outdated methods for both preparatory activities (such as detailed production scheduling and recipe management) and retrospective activities (such as data collection, reporting, and analysis). MES can provide an effective remedy to this time-consuming, error-prone situation."
Target Audience: General Managers, Plant managers, production managers, IT managers from Manufacturing Enterprises. It is a short, easy to read book, for them to get acquainted with the advantages of MES.
The subject is 'MES' in general. The book has 7 chapters:
1) We don't have MES, but we have SAP (pros and cons of a SAP only policy)
2) What is MES? (explained in terms of ISA-95 and MESA models)
3) What is the business case for MES? (refering to market studies like the one done by MESA)
4) How do I select an MES? (based on my experience as a management consultant)
5) How to implement and maintain an MES (based on the experience of my colleagues and many interviewees)
6) How to develop a multi-site MES template (based on my experience as a management consultant)
7) The advantages of ISA-95 in MES projects (short and easy to read overview of the advantages of ISA95)
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