Come face to face with MES
THE Process & Control Engineering webcast on Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) is now available on www.ferret.com.au/process-control.
The webcast is a series of four presentations from experts in the field of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). ATS Applied Tech Systems , Citect Australia , Itech Corporation and Metquip Systems outline how MES can help you keep pace with corporate and marketplace demands. Discussion revolves around reasons behind MES's sudden rise in prominence and how manufacturers can finally take advantage of MES's maturity to close the information gap between the plant floor and business systems.
ATS Applied Tech Systems, which is leading a project to improve productivity and quality at 11 Rolls-Royce aerospace factories, focuses its presentation around the twin concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Here, important success factors are careful planning and project management, which includes assessing the existing control and IT infrastructure, understanding the requirements, and choosing the right combination of products and tools.
Citect Australia discusses the next generation of MES, answering the following questions: What does Next Generation MES mean? Why is it different? What should a customer expect? And how might they tell the difference between a Next Generation MES vendor and a traditional MES vendor? Citect also explains where the main drivers to MES acceptance and implementation are coming from.
Itech Corporation looks at MES from the point of view of a systems integrator. The presentation addresses the commercial and technological drivers behind the resurgence of MES, and talks about MES as a compiler in interlocking IT, engineering and production networks. Also, Itech Corporation provides a short-list of golden rules that all parties should follow with regards to successful collaboration and implementation.
Metquip Systems addresses the requirements of MES with regard to breaking down the wall that exists between plant control systems, data models and equipment models in business systems. Commentary is given on how to achieve rollouts, deployment and lower total cost of ownership by starting with a pilot system - rather than a big bang - thus reducing risk.
27-Jan-2006