The cost of an MES system is not simply the cost of software and hardware but is mainly the investment in the changes that an MES driven operation will make to allow the MES to work effectively. The selection of MES software and supporting hardware technologies should pave the way towards a single platform that will meet longer-term targeted goals without the need for replacement. In reality, many MES functions may be irrelevant for the immediate specific need, and so this helps a great deal with the selection process, though of course considerations need to be remembered for potential future phases. This avoids the endless wading through technical specifications that provide a myriad of functionalities that may appear confusing until the context of what is needed is clarified. The best approach to MES is to find out the key business goals that need to be achieved and then work backward. It is therefore important to understand the principles and technologies behind MES so that it will work for your needs and requirements, rather than the other way around. This is especially true given the rapid progress of related IT technologies, for example, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and initiatives such as the “Smart Factory”. As MES covers a very broad and often loose range of added-value topics, it is rare to find any two MES solutions that offer the same scope of functionality. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) have been around for quite a while now, and there are hundreds of choices out there for MES solutions. In Industry News, Manufacturing Execution Systems, News
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