MESsy philosophy & its users expectations

A manufacturing execution system must contribute towards increasing performance! In doing so, the MES incooperates one or more of the following:

• TQM
• SIX Sigma
• operations planning
• optimized material movements

Reference -> Book: Manufacturing Execution System - MES by Jürgen Kletti [Springer; 1 edition (June 28, 2007)]

Standardisation groups involved in MESsy issues

MESA (Manufacturing Execution System Association) since 1990
These fellows were invloved in the bring-up the notion of multiple tiers required by the production management system of tomorrow, as if it were a beast. These multiple tiers concerns:

• the level of production itself
• the level of production management (in other words, MES)
• the level of corporate management
  

NAMUR (an association of process manufacturers)
This body contributes the ISA S95 MES standard.

Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI)
Working on issuing a guideline tailored to the particular concerns of European manufacturers.

Reference -> Book: Manufacturing Execution System - MES by Jürgen Kletti [Springer; 1 edition (June 28, 2007)]