Production & Traceability Glossary
MES Glossary
The MES Glossary is a comprehensive collection of terms and definitions related to Manufacturing Execution System (MES) technologies. This glossary provides an overview of key concepts, technologies, and tools used in the MES space, making it an invaluable resource for anyone involved in the manufacturing industry.
Advanced analytics in manufacturing
Advanced analytics is a catch-all phrase for the newest tools and methods for extracting more meaning from big data.
Agile Manufacturing
Agile manufacturing is a manufacturing methodology that places an emphasis on being able to quickly meet changing customer demands, needs or wishes...
Batch Manufacturing
Batch production refers to a method in manufacturing in which products are created as specified groups, or amounts, that each go through a series o...
Change Control
Change control refers to the systematic process of managing and implementing changes within a manufacturing or software environment. It involves do...
Cloud Manufacturing
Cloud manufacturing refers to running a manufacturing facility’s software systems and platforms on the cloud.
Composability
Composable platforms allow nontechnical teams to build software using “building blocks” composed of powerful business capabilities.
Condition Monitoring
Condition monitoring is one way to keep track of each piece of machinery’s status and to quickly pick up on any anomalies that might point to a pro...
Connected Enterprise
Connected Enterprise means having your processes aligned and connected across all functions, and your people and partners all working together to m...
Continuous Manufacturing
Continuous manufacturing, otherwise known as process manufacturing, is a flow production method in which factories are continuously producing goods...
Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA)
Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) is a method involving investigation, issue identification, and resolution.
Corrective Action Request (CAR)
A Corrective Action Request (CAR) prompts suppliers or manufacturers to investigate product defects or nonconformities. It triggers corrective act...
Digital Factory
A digital factory is a dynamic network of digital models, methods and tools for planning, commissioning and operating a production facility. Far be...
Digital Shopfloor Management (dSFM)
The DSFM applications collect, process, and evaluate production data, enabling decisions to minimize and avoid production downtime in the long term.
Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is the process by which companies embed technologies across their businesses to drive fundamental change.
Digital Twin
A Digital Twin is essentially virtualization technology and enables transparency and tracking at every point of the product life cycle.
Discrete Manufacturing
Discrete Manufacturing is the manufacturing practice of operating with a bill of materials (BOM) to create various parts of a product that are then...
Document Change Request (DCR)
A DCR (Document Change Request) is a vital component of change management and systems engineering.
EBOM
An engineering bill of materials (EBOM) is a product recipe structured from the design standpoint, rather than the manufacturing standpoint.
Electronic Instructions for Use (eIFU)
Electronic Instructions for Use (eIFU) are digital alternatives to traditional printed product manuals, particularly prevalent in regulated indust...
ERP
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems process organizational production data to plan, control, and manage these resources at the enterprise le...
IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things)
IIoT stands for the Industrial Internet of Things and refers to a network of connected devices in the industrial sector. It is a subset of the Inte...
IoT
The internet of things, or IoT, is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are...
Machine Data Acquisition (MDA)
The key to the Smart Factory is the evaluation of machine data. Therefore, the fourth industrial revolution begins with a future-oriented, flexibl...
Manufacturing Execution System
A manufacturing execution system (MES) or manufacturing information system (MIS) is a comprehensive and dynamic information system that automates m...
MCS
A manufacturing control system (MCS for short) is planning software for controlling manufacturing.
MDA
Machine data acquisition (MDA) constitutes the interface between the machines that produce the data and the digital processing of this data.
MDM
A manufacturing data management (MDM) module can be seen as a point of entry and basis for more comprehensive digitalization based on an MES soluti...
MOM
Manufacturing operations management (MOM) is a further development of the traditional MES.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is the gold standard for measuring manufacturing productivity.
Overall Line Efficiency (OLE)
Overall line efficiency, or OLE, is a metric used in a number of different manufacturing verticals.
PDA
Production data acquisition (PDA), also called BDE or PDC, data collection about a company's processes. It is the deliberate monitoring, tracking, ...
SCADA
A SCADA system typically includes a combination of software and hardware elements: programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and remote terminal units ...
Smart Factory
A smart factory is a digitised manufacturing facility that uses connected devices, machinery and production systems to continuously collect and sha...
TDM
Tool data management (TDM) software solutions ensure that tools are always available where they are needed on the shop floor.
TPM
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is a holistic approach to equipment maintenance that strives to achieve perfect production: No Breakdowns. No Sm...
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