MES to ERP integration: Rapid deployment toolset

Production facilities deliver value as subsets of larger corporate entities with a key enabler being systems, inclusive of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Systems. This research focuses on the development of an evaluation toolset for Manufacturing Execution Systems maturity, specifically determining a `Business Units' maturity relative to a fully automated corporate process enablement. The methodology includes hierarchical segregation of the business together with focused, internationally referenced, questions, facilitating system maturity evaluation. The Likert association methodology facilitates data gathering. This research delivers a method and case study on an internationally benchmarked, express evaluation toolset, with capacity to conduct a Business Unit (BU) evaluation in minimum time. Key value adds of the toolset includes system prioritization on a business benefit and cost basis.