Progressing your Digital Maturity Level with Manufacturing Execution Systems

Moving Forward with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

In recent years implementing a Digital Strategy is a focus for many organizations operating in the General Manufacturing, Medical Device, and Pharma sectors. Completing a Digital Maturity Assessment can help to identify the customers Digital Maturity Level and identify the projects that will help the business to progress to the next level of maturity.

We have completed a number of in-depth Digital Maturity assessments for clients. Organizations that are scoring poorly in the areas of Manufacturing Execution, Manufacturing Support, Business Insights, and Analytics are those that don’t have a Manufacturing Execution System. This can prevent them from progressing from a Level 2 plant (Digital Silos) to a Level 3 plant (Connected Plant). It is often the single biggest gap and when addressed can deliver significant results to the organizations Digital Maturity Level.

A Manufacturing Execution System plays a critical role in enhancing digital maturity within a manufacturing organization.

Some organizations in the Life Sciences sector implement MES to reduce or eliminate paper-based Batch Records (or Device History Records) and supporting log books where there is a regulatory requirement.

However, there should also be an Operations focus: taking this approach can help achieve Right First Time, build Quality into your Process and reduce Non -Conformances and Batch Review times – it can be a key enabler to Performance Management and ultimately become the foundation to your progression towards becoming a Connected Plant.

In addition to having a dual focus of Quality and Operations, interfaces to other key systems such as ERP, Lab Management, Training Management, for example, also needs to be considered.

An MES system can help a business with:

• Compliance
• Operations (it can be a key enabler to Performance Management)
• Operational Excellence

Human Centric Manufacturing

Your people, your processes, environment and manufacturing systems all need to be considered when implementing an MES. The socio-political aspect of a company’s eco-system needs to be central when executing an MES given that it touches so many parts of the organization. It impacts how;

• Associates/Product Builders perform their daily tasks,
• Supervisors manage their areas
• Quality ensure that procedures are being followed and that product specifications are being adhered to
• Product Specifications are being adhered to

Conclusion

An MES plays a critical role in enhancing digital maturity within a manufacturing organization. It serves to improve operational efficiency, decision-making, and overall business performance whilst also keeping your team connected.

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