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ALSO CALLED: MES
DEFINITION: A shop floor control system which includes either manual or automatic labor and production reporting as well as on-line inquiries and links to tasks that take place on the production floor. MES includes links to work orders, receipt of goods, shipping, quality control, maintenance, scheduling, and other related tasks.
Manufacturing Execution Systems White Papers (View All Report Types)
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There Is No Execution without Integration: MES Adoption Drives Performance
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: Many manufacturers today are getting caught on the wrong side of a technology adoption wave that is quickly gaining momentum. This benchmark study is a roadmap for reducing overall manufacturing costs through the utilization of manufacturing technologies.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009


Streamlining the Collection of Shipping, Manufacturing and Warehouse Data with Gemini for SAP®
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Gemini for SAP®, from TAKE Supply Chain, allows manufacturing and distribution personnel to perform complex transactions and data entry. Read on to learn how streamlining the collection of shipping, manufacturing, and warehouse data can greatly reduce errors and increase visibility and profitability.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


Driving Costs Out and Efficiency In with Enterprise Barcode and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Label Management
sponsored by TAKE Supply Chain
WHITE PAPER: In this paper you will learn how TAKE Supply Chain has developed a scalable, rules-based barcode label and RFID print management platform that allows business users — not IT programmers — to effectively administer tagging output and compliance programs, which can increase efficiency while decreasing costs with RFID label management.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


ERP Software for Manufacturers - SearchManufacturingERP.com Product Directory 2009 Edition
sponsored by SearchManufacturingERP
WHITE PAPER: Compiled by SearchManufacturingERP.com editors, this directory includes ERP software products for process and discrete manufacturers of all sizes, as well as all verticals. It includes software that is meant to be deployed on-premise as well as Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-demand software.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009


A Platform Approach To Manufacturing Operations Management
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER: From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.
Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 25 Jun 2009


6 Steps to Improving Manufacturing Performance:
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This executive brief presents the six "Rules of the Road" that can help you cut costs, increase cash flow and become more responsive to changing market conditions in the manufacturing industry.
Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 25 Jun 2009


How Manufacturers Can Use Project ERP to Weather Tough Times
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how an organization can Survive poor economic conditions with strategic thinking and use of Project ERP by managing a downturn like a variance in a project.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009


Fast Track ERP Implementation: Advice from the Field
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER: ERP implementations don't have to take months or years. This white paper discusses how Colfax Corp. implemented IFS Applications in as little as nine weeks. It presents a case study of Colfax's complex but rapid rollout, and offers fast tracking tips from Colfax Business Analyst Jay Michael.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009


Manufacturing BPM with APRISO
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains what BPM is, why you need it, what it brings to an OES and how Apriso's FlexNet is different from competitors who are beginning to talk the BPM talk without delivering the goods.
Posted: 10 Feb 2009 | Published: 10 Feb 2009


Responding Quickly to Changing Markets: Anticipate, Adapt, Excel
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines how to tap into the potential of your nimbler organization by instituting efficient operations. Learn how to predict and respond quickly to changing market trends and customer demands.
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009


Technology and the Lean Enterprise
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: Examine why manufacturers in the industrial machinery and components industry are looking for the right technology to mount lean initiatives by eliminating waste and nonvalue-added activities. Read case studies of six enterprises who use SAP software to achieve continuous improvement and eliminate waste from operations.
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009


Study Pinpoints Areas of Growth for After-Market Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul Intiaitives
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: This study talks about top three trends such as outsourcing MRO, aging aircraft and lean impacting the MRO segment.
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009


Real-time Shop Floor Integration, Simplified: The Right ERP System Can Make It Happen
sponsored by IQMS
WHITE PAPER: The key to achieving cost-effective savings in the supply chain is to exchange information accurately and quickly in real-time.
Posted: 24 Dec 2008 | Published: 24 Dec 2008


Ensuring Successful Manufacturing Execution in the Fabless Semiconductor Model
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: The number of semiconductor companies adopting a fabless manufacturing model continues to increase. And to thrive in this highly competitive market, the fabless company must produce the best product designs for its intended market. This SAP Executive Insight examines the growing trend toward the fabless manufacturing model.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008


Global Manufacturing Operations Management
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how a common platform can provide the basis for not only managing manufacturing operations, but also quality and inventory across global supplier networks.
Posted: 11 Sep 2008 | Published: 11 Sep 2008


Augmenting the Value of ERP to Achieve the Perfect Plant
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system.
Posted: 10 Sep 2008 | Published: 10 Sep 2008


Dealing with Chaos: 4 Steps to Manufacturing Success
sponsored by Infor
WHITE PAPER: Manufacturers must be prepared to recognize impending change as early as possible, assess the potential impact, determine the optimum strategy for dealing with the change, and implement that strategy in the most effective way possible. In this white paper you'll learn 4 steps toward developing chaos-tolerant business processes.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008


Understanding and Managing Supply Chain Risk
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper and explore new thinking on potential risk to global supply chains and how companies are adopting the statistical methods more commonly associated with finance and insurance. Learn how identifying and profiling risk variables, quantifying risk and using IT solutions can create higher resilience for supply chain management.
Posted: 31 Jan 2008 | Published: 31 Jan 2008

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