Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES): Optimal Design, Planning, and Deployment

Contents

Foreword

Acronyms

1 Introduction

1.1 Motivation

1.2 Aim of This Book

1.3 Structure of This Book

2 Factory of the Future

2.1 Historical Development of Manufacturing Execution Systems

2.1.1 Development of Business Data Processing

2.1.2 The Integration Concept: From CIM to the Digital Factory

2.2 Definitions of Terms

2.2.1 Classification of Terms

2.2.2 Company Management Level

2.2.3 Production Management Level

2.2.4 Control/Automation Level

2.3 Shortfalls of Existing Architectures and Solutions

2.3.1 Patchwork

2.3.2 No Common Database

2.3.3 Excessive Response Times

2.3.4 High Operating and Management Outlay

2.4 Demands of Future Production Management Systems

2.4.1 Target Management

2.4.2 Integration of Applications and Data

2.4.3 Real-Time ...