Critical Role of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

⇨ Manufacturing plays a crucial role in supply chain networks, and recent events have emphasized its importance in building supply chain resiliency and agility.

⇨ Digital twins capability has been consistently highlighted by SAPinsiders as key to building resilient, agile, and optimized manufacturing capability.

⇨ Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), play a key role in digital twins. This article explores why they are central to manufacturing information systems architecture.

As supply chain challenges increase due to increasing supply chain complexities, organizations are increasingly looking at leveraging data and analytics tools and technologies to help them address their supply chain challenges. Manufacturing plays a crucial role in supply chain networks, and recent events have emphasized its importance in building supply chain resiliency and agility. This has been emphasized in our recent supply chain research reports, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud and Process Automation in Supply Chain.  SAPinsiders are increasingly evaluating their portfolio of manufacturing systems and technologies and looking to upgrade to align with the requirements of modern manufacturing. SAPinsder's April 2022 report, Manufacturing Management and Planning Benchmark Report, will explore the pain points SAPinsiders are experiencing with their current systems, the key drivers they are experiencing that are bringing those pain points to the forefront, and their technology roadmap to address those pain points. Digital twins capability has been consistently highlighted by SAPinsiders as key to building resilient, agile, and optimized manufacturing capability. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), play a key role in digital twins. This article explores why they are central to manufacturing information systems architecture.