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Ask the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Expert: Scheduling Assistance
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Scheduling Assistance

Asked on Feb 28 2008 10:03:30:000AM

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Dear Alison Smith, Does MES help with scheduling or do I need to have a scheduling package to complement the MES package?

Olawunmi Sarumi, Sheffield, U.K.
AMES packages can help with scheduling to the extent that they can do rudimentary sequencing against real-time equipment status. If you're looking for a finite capacity scheduling capability, you'll need to augment what most MES systems offer.

Drop me a line when you get further along so we can see how this all pans out!

Alison

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Senior Research Analyst, AMR Research Inc.

Over her 25-year career, Alison has developed, installed, and supported supervisory control and manufacturing execution systems in a number of Fortune 500 manufacturing environments.
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