According to the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association MESA International,
“A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a dynamic information system that drives effective execution of manufacturing operations. Using current and accurate data, MES guides, triggers and reports on plant activities as events occur. The MES set of functions manages production operations from point of order release into manufacturing to point of product delivery into finished goods. MES provides mission critical information about production activities to others across the organization and supply chain via bi-directional communication.”
A visual presentation of where MES fits in an enterprise system is illustrated as the follows (*1),
*1: This diagram is found at techeng Web site.
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