Integrated Solutions: Look Before You Leap
P.J. Jakovljevic - March 24, 2005

Introduction

Smaller manufacturers prefer a system that integrates enterprise resource planning (ERP) and parts of a manufacturing execution system (MES), which, according to Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Association (MESA International) is any system that uses current and accurate data, triggers, and reports on plant activities as events occur. From electronic production management systems to shop-floor data capture, MES functions manage operations from point of order release into manufacturing to point of product delivery into finished goods...