Council Post: MES Transformation (Part 3): Combining The Power Of IIoT With Descriptive Analytics

Manufacturing execution systems (MES) have undergone many transformations in the past several years--from simple point solutions to comprehensive shop floor systems that are now mission-critical to manufacturing operations. As I mentioned in part one of this series, the union between MES and smart manufacturing technology gives manufacturing enterprises access to new, advanced capabilities. From increased operating margins to decreased costs, manufacturers can leverage this smart combination and find themselves with a significant competitive edge globally. In part one and part two of this three-part series, we looked at four significant new aspects of MES: mobility and the use of artificial intelligence (AI), track-and-trace database capabilities and the use of many applications. The IIoT is becoming synonymous with smart manufacturing.