PROBLEMS WITH CURRENT GENERATION OF MES SYSTEMS BRING HIGH INVESTMENT RISK, SAYS PAUL HURST OF PRODUCTS4AUTOMATION
Current MES systems only represent a preliminary stage of development toward the goal of intelligently controlled production processes, according to Paul Hurst of P4A, the UK distributor for FELTEN Production Intelligence software. “MES systems need to adopt a holistic and process-oriented approach,” says Hurst. “This represents an evolutionary advancement, one which releases production management from…