As ERP is the administration and planning vector, MES is considered as the vector of executional process. It allows to connect operations and functional areas and plants between themselves.

MES responds to continuous improvement in production. It stands as complete Information System allowing all operations actors to ensure their missions and to correlate data collected into a homogenous, mastered and reactive system.

MES covers these following functions:

> Manufacturing: scheduling, real time production control and performance monitoring
> Maintenance: preventive and corrective maintenace, archiving
> Logistics: flow management and supplies
> Human Resources: operators follow up and their assignments
> Quality: standards application, regulations, specifications, traceability, genealogy
> Methods: process applications, documentation design and suplly (list of operations, bill of materials, mix recipes...)

Information Systems

MES, federator of operational actions