Manufacturers Have Adopted MES: Now the Challenge Is Scaling It

Although most manufacturers have adopted Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) as a necessity for running their factories, the majority have yet to scale these systems within their enterprises, according to a new report from Rockwell Automation. Feedback from over 1500 manufacturing decision makers in 17 countries revealed that 93% of manufacturers have already introduced MES in at least one plant. But only 28% have deployed MES throughout their enterprise, and only 23% say that MES is fully integrated with business systems like enterprise resource planning (ERP), product lifecycle management (PLM), quality management, and operational technology platforms.