Manufacturing Magazine April 2024 | Page 30

LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN MANUFACTURING

“ MES helps environmentally with waste elimination goals , reducing defects and scrap through real-time quality control and predicting machine degradation ” to educate the world on MES and actively posts educational content on LinkedIn and his blog MES Matters .

“ While Enterprise Resource Planning ( ERP ) is the business management tool used across the organisation , MES software is designed to be used operationally in a factory environment to coordinate , track , record and oversee the complete manufacturing process , from raw materials to semifinished and finished goods ,” says Barber . “ Connecting to ERP and other enterprise applications , as well as IIoT devices on the shop floor , MES empowers decisionmakers with crucial data and insights . MES enables enhanced efficiency , systematisation of the business process and optimised operations .”