1. MES Introduction
The MES Introduction is especially designed to provide additional education and awareness for the executive teams, project teams and stake holders in the MES program.
The content of the workshop will be tailored to the specific needs and requirements of your organization taking the knowledge level of the teams into account.Presentations (theory and examples) as well as practical exercises bring the introductions to life. ATS workshops are interactive, the workshop chairman will always make sure the workshop contents link back to your situation.
Duration: 1-3 days: depending on the knowledge levels, team focus and interest grouping.
The MES Introduction covers:
- Building understanding of MES by explaining MES according to the MESA model and ISA-95 standards.
- Introduction on the (strategic) market developments and overview of the main products available in today’s MES market. ATS’s experience with these products are shared and discussed.
- How to align all stake holders in your operations when realizing an MES deployment.
- Introduction of MES benefits and best practice realization examples.
- How to build a successful MES roadmap incorporating your Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
And answers high level questions?
- Why does the IT Team think MES can be done at the ERP Level?
- Why does the Production Team think MES can be done at the Controls Level?
- What is the truth? A short introduction to Manufacturing Execution Systems, standardization processes (S88 & S95) and the real world of MES.
- Who is using MES today? Who is successful? Who is failing? – and Why?
- Which MES products should you include in your selection process?
- Does MES interfere with your current Continuous Improvement initiatives?
- What are the benefits and pitfalls?
