Strategies to Link Plant-floor and Enterprise Systems (Strategy Focus)

Manufacturers are putting in place, and acting on, strategies to link their disparate plant-floor and enterprise systems. Technology plays an unequivocal role in helping companies improve their agility in this manner.



Report Highlights
Vendors will need to be able to demonstrate their product or service's ability to meet various requirements for an implementation in order to maximize their appeal. What will be critical in this sense is the ability to integrate into multiple other technologies.


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DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
ANALYSIS 2
Manufacturers are trying to link their plant-floor and enterprise systems 2
The majority of manufacturing companies are either planning or acting on a linking strategy 2
Manufacturers expect a range of benefits from linking the two disparate environments 3
Reporting on key performance indicators is a core component for manufacturers 5
Different systems have different priorities for closing the gap 6
Plant-floor systems require significant work to integrate with enterprise systems 6
ERP is the most common enterprise technology being integrated with the shop-floor 7
Standardizing MES and automation technology is an emerging strategy 8
Implementing dedicated technology can assist manufacturers 8
Traditional manufacturing execution systems provide significant functionality 8
The definition of MES is very clouded 8
Key processes are supported by MES technology 9
Newer manufacturing intelligence technology is becoming popular 11
APPENDIX 12
Definitions 12
Methodology 12
Further reading 12
Ask the analyst 12
Datamonitor consulting 13
Disclaimer 13

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Figure 1: Most manufacturers have a strategy for linking plant-floor and enterprise systems 2
Figure 2: Discrete manufacturers are leading the way for plant-floor to enterprise integration 3
Figure 3: Production planning is seen as the greatest benefit of linking the two environments 4
Figure 4: Plant-floor control systems are the top priority for manufacturers 6
Figure 5: ERP remains the core enterprise application for integration work 7
Figure 6: MES has eleven core components as set out by MESA 9

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