Content of the report "MES Product Survey 2009"

The extensive questionnaire resulted in a report with:

  • General Information about MES
    • MESA International, MESA-11 Functions and ANSI/ISA-95
  • Observations and Trends
    • Results of the 2009 Survey
    • Plant Floor Visibility
    • Performance Improvement Initiatives
    • Collaborative Manufacturing
    • Validation and regulatory Compliance
    • Business Case for MES
    • MES Selection: Best Practices
    • Important Aspects when selecting MES
    • MES and ERP, PDM/PLM, LIMS, etc.
  • Vendor Information
    • Focus of the Vendor
    • Alliances
    • Support and Helpdesk
  • Product Information
    • MESA and ISA-95 Compliance
    • Configurability
    • Validation and Regulatory Compliance
    • Major Functions and Industry Specific Solutions
    • Supported and Unsupported Functional Aspects
    • Mobile Solutions
    • Architectural and Technical Aspects, including SOA
    • Multi Language Support
    • Incident Management

For each of the 58 products, the report contains extensive detailed information, e.g. about methodologies and tools for efficient implementation and deployment in case of international multi-site roll-outs.