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Manufacturing execution system (MES)

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Shop-floor software that records production activity against work orders and operations, such as the actual material consumed at a station.

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Episodes about Manufacturing execution system (MES)

Connect ERP, MES, and IoT — Without Replacing Anything

2026-10-22

When a bottleneck machine stops, ERP, MES and IoT data can all be correct and still not tell the factory what to do next. This episode is for manufacturing IT, OT and data architects who need to connect existing systems without a replacement program. You will…

Why AI Can't Optimize a Factory It Doesn't Understand

2026-10-09

A machine stops and ERP, MES, maintenance and the PLC each know part of the story, so AI cannot safely optimize the response. This episode shows manufacturing and data leaders how semantic layers, knowledge graphs, digital twins and clear constraints give AI…

Digital Twins on Azure

2026-10-18

Many digital twin projects start with a 3D factory scene or every PLC tag and end up with a graph nobody can use. This episode is for manufacturing IT and OT architects building on Azure and explains what deserves a twin, how to model identity, state, events…

A Machine Goes Down. How Should Your Production Plan…

2026-09-15 · Video on YouTube

When a critical machine goes down, ERP may still show capacity that no longer exists while the shop floor improvises. This episode guides production planners, plant managers and IT/OT architects from disruption detection and impact tracing to finite-capacity…

Connectivity Is Not Integration — Why Your Connected…

2026-10-06

A packaging machine stops, every system is connected, and still nobody can say which customer shipment is at risk. This episode is for manufacturing IT/OT architects and data teams who have invested in connectivity but still answer key questions with phone…

What Happens When Sales Promises an Urgent Order

2026-10-11

When sales promises an urgent delivery date, the order lands in a factory schedule that is already full, and other customers quietly absorb the delay. This episode is for manufacturing planners, operations leaders and data architects who connect ERP, MES and…

What Is a PPR Knowledge Graph — and Why Manufacturing AI…

2026-10-21

Factory AI can read ERP, MES and historian data but still does not know how a product, process and resource came together at one moment. This episode shows manufacturing data architects and plant engineers how a product-process-resource knowledge graph adds…

Why Your Production Schedule Is Wrong Before It Even…

2026-09-28

Production schedules look solid when they leave ERP, yet material delays, tool issues, missing skills and short machine stops make them outdated before the first order starts. This episode is for manufacturing planners, operations leaders and data architects…

What Is an Industrial Data Model

2026-10-08

A factory can collect mountains of data and still struggle to answer what a single machine stop really affects. This episode is for manufacturing, IT/OT and data architects who need ERP, MES, maintenance and quality data to share one meaning. Learn how an…

Constraint-Based Scheduling

2026-09-15 · Video on YouTube

Production plans that look fine in ERP fall apart when a machine fails, a fixture is busy or material is still in inspection. This episode walks manufacturing planners, IT/OT architects and operations leaders through constraint-based scheduling in a…

From Sensor to Dashboard

2026-10-19

Most factory dashboards start at the wrong end: they show a temperature or an OEE number, but nobody can explain where the message came from or whether it can be trusted. This episode is for OT and IT architects, data engineers and manufacturing leaders…

Traceability and Genealogy

2026-10-29 · Video on YouTube

When a supplier reports a suspect batch, many manufacturers cannot prove which products actually contain it. This episode is for quality managers, MES and ERP owners and manufacturing IT teams who need traceability that holds up in recalls and audits. You…

2026-09-15 – A Machine Goes Down. How Should Your Production Plan…2026-09-15 – Constraint-Based Scheduling2026-09-28 – Why Your Production Schedule Is Wrong Before It Even…2026-10-06 – Connectivity Is Not Integration — Why Your Connected…2026-10-08 – What Is an Industrial Data Model2026-10-09 – Why AI Can't Optimize a Factory It Doesn't Understand2026-10-11 – What Happens When Sales Promises an Urgent Order2026-10-18 – Digital Twins on Azure2026-10-19 – From Sensor to Dashboard2026-10-21 – What Is a PPR Knowledge Graph — and Why Manufacturing AI…2026-10-22 – Connect ERP, MES, and IoT — Without Replacing Anything2026-10-29 – Traceability and Genealogy2026-092026-10
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