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MES SOLUTION

Manufacturing execution system software

Adopt a smart manufacturing approach to achieve full visibility and traceability of your production. Optimize your manufacturing processes to ensure better production efficiency, sustainability and regulatory compliance, quality and safety.

Advance your manufacturing execution and operations

Managing and optimizing production processes is more challenging than ever as customers demand highly complex, sustainable and often customized products. They want them delivered faster, while still maintaining competitive pricing and premium quality.

You are required to adapt your production to address these requirements as well as disruptions, such as supply chain shortages. If you operate with manual processes and isolated systems — which reduce your visibility of production information — achieving such flexible manufacturing execution and operations becomes a daunting challenge that can severely set back your efficiency and profitability.

Reduce time-to-market by implementing integrated processes and communications and by eliminating manual entry. (Deoleo)

Leverage a single source of data to improve accuracy and efficiency. (Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery)

Eliminate paper-based, disjointed processes to ramp up production efficiency and lower production costs. (Meccanotecnica Umbra S.p.A.)

How can you maximize your operational efficiency and continue delivering value to your customers and business?

Implement a manufacturing execution system (MES): a comprehensive solution that is aligned with your smart manufacturing principles and enables you to monitor and synchronize manufacturing activities across your plant(s). With MES software, you can gain complete control over your manufacturing processes in real time for more flexible, sustainable and informed production that is adaptive to the requirements you need to fulfill.

What does MES software do for you?

Use MES software to manage, monitor and control production processes across the shop floor. Get real-time information about production activities, resources and materials so you can make data-driven decisions and enhance the quality of your manufacturing operations.

Accelerate with Opcenter Execution, our MES software

Determine and implement the most efficient production sequencing. Track and trace the status of production and disposition of work. Enable rapid and real-time identification and resolution of manufacturing issues. Personalize your solution with low code embedded capabilities to maximize efficiency.

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Execution configuration planning

  • Build a single source of truth for product bill of materials (BOM), process steps and bill of resources (BOR) configurations
  • Digitalize specifications and plant-specific operation execution modalities
  • Deliver intuitive work instructions to shop floor operators
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Work order management

  • Create, manage and track manufacturing work orders
  • Plan optimal production schedules and collect inventory information required to execute manufacturing operations
  • Dispatch work orders to equipment and personnel for execution
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Operations execution

  • Track and record status of production
  • Validate that the lot, batch or product has been produced according to quality requirements
  • Implement, enforce and track disposition processes according to guidelines and corporate corrective actions
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Data analysis

  • Contextualize processes and asset data to discover the root-cause of deviations and identify countermeasures
  • Analyze production unit cycle times, resource utilization, equipment utilization, yield and performance to enable continuous improvements
  • Feed traceability and genealogy records

Opcenter Intelligence Cloud free software trial

Start your free 30-day trial of Opcenter Intelligence Cloud — our software-as-a-solution analytics solution that consolidates your manufacturing data into valuable insights to boost your plant efficiency.

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Leading manufacturing execution solution

Siemens Digital Industries Software once again recognized as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Manufacturing Execution Systems

Discover why Siemens Digital Industries Software received high marks for MES customer experience, supply chain strategy and more.

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Digitalizing our production using Opcenter allows us to be more agile and efficient, have greater control of resource management, create transparent communication, reduce costs and guarantee traceability.
Rafael Pérez de Toro, Chief Quality Officer, Deoleo

Implement MES software with support and training

Start your MES journey with ease. Our support and service offerings will guide you along the way.

Personalize your MES solution

Use the power of low-code embedded capabilities, like Mendix, to create unique out-of-the-box solutions personalized for your business needs.

Access training

Adopt Opcenter Execution and master its elements with ease. Get on-demand and instructor-led training.

Join the community

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Frequently asked questions

Learn more

Watch

On-demand webinar | Leverage low-code personalization for MES software

On-demand webinar | Personalized MES for the automotive industry

Video | Manufacturing execution system and mass customization

Listen

Podcast | Sensible digital transformation in manufacturing

Podcast | Technological innovations in the Siemens Opcenter Execution core family

Read

White paper | Transform your manufacturing operations with a flexible MES

White paper | Improve manufacturing efficiency with personalized MES

Fact sheet | Personalized MES for CPG, food and beverage, and chemical industries

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