IDC Analyzes Top 7 MES Vendors
IDC Manufacturing Insights releases a new report that provides a competitive analysis of the top seven global manufacturing execution system (MES) vendors, designed to help manufacturers orient the choice for their initial short list of potential MES vendors.
According to IDC Manufacturing Insights, CIOs need to change their mindset and start considering the MES as a corporate-wide business application. Manufacturers need to move away from the traditional deployment of MES that was typically plant-centric and local, with minimal or no involvement of corporate IT.
This new study, Vendor Assessment: MES Strategies Part 2 -- Selecting the Right MES Application (Document # MIOT01S, November 2010) reveals that many manufacturing organizations -- when selecting a solution to improve their manufacturing execution -- are uncertain as to whether it is best to use a best-of-breed MES suite or simpler functions available from their favorite enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM) or product lifecycle management (PLM) vendors.
"Being a successful manufacturer is not an easy task today," says Pierfrancesco Manenti, EMEA Research director, IDC Manufacturing Insights. "Manufacturers must be ready to make rapid corrections to their tactics following fast-changing demand, shorter product life cycles, and opportunities to exploit new or emerging markets. In this environment, we believe manufacturers should directly manage the selection, implementation, and maintenance of the manufacturing execution system. It is as important as their ERP, SCM, PLM, and CRM systems."
The vendors analyzed in the report include Apriso, AspenTech, Invensys Operations Management (IOM), Oracle, Rockwell Software, SAP/Visiprise and Siemens.
For the full study, visit www.idc-mi.com.
According to IDC Manufacturing Insights, CIOs need to change their mindset and start considering the MES as a corporate-wide business application. Manufacturers need to move away from the traditional deployment of MES that was typically plant-centric and local, with minimal or no involvement of corporate IT.
This new study, Vendor Assessment: MES Strategies Part 2 -- Selecting the Right MES Application (Document # MIOT01S, November 2010) reveals that many manufacturing organizations -- when selecting a solution to improve their manufacturing execution -- are uncertain as to whether it is best to use a best-of-breed MES suite or simpler functions available from their favorite enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM) or product lifecycle management (PLM) vendors.
"Being a successful manufacturer is not an easy task today," says Pierfrancesco Manenti, EMEA Research director, IDC Manufacturing Insights. "Manufacturers must be ready to make rapid corrections to their tactics following fast-changing demand, shorter product life cycles, and opportunities to exploit new or emerging markets. In this environment, we believe manufacturers should directly manage the selection, implementation, and maintenance of the manufacturing execution system. It is as important as their ERP, SCM, PLM, and CRM systems."
The vendors analyzed in the report include Apriso, AspenTech, Invensys Operations Management (IOM), Oracle, Rockwell Software, SAP/Visiprise and Siemens.
For the full study, visit www.idc-mi.com.