This course provides learners with the fundamentals of MES in meeting business KPIs through Monitoring and Tracking of shop floor processes, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Product Tracking and Genealogy, Equipment Management and Advanced Planning and Scheduling. Learners will discover how MES is central to an organisation’s I4.0 Smart Manufacturing initiative through shared case studies and best practices and future developments of MES in the I4.0 context. It also introduces the Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) and how an MES in an I4.0 transformation fits SIRI’s dimensions. 

Learning Objectives: 

Learners acquire knowledge on the applications, technologies, and benefits of Manufacturing Execution Software in the context of I4.0. Learners will identify and contrast the difference between traditional MES and MES 4.0 and relate and apply the required SIRI dimensions with the appropriate banding to their organisation’s MES.

Learning 1: Introduction to Industry 4.0 and Smart Industry Readiness Index framework 

Learning 2: ISA 95/IEC62264 Standards for a Manufacturing Execution System 

Learning 3: Features and Benefits of an Manufacturing Execution System 

Learning 4: Future of Manufacturing Execution System Industry 4.0 transformation 

Learning 5: MES and Smart Industry Readiness Index framework 

Learning 6: Industry use cases and best practices 

Learning 7: Manufacturing Execution System Implementation