Talk:Manufacturing execution system

needs attention from an expert on the subject

Some people from the technical committee of MESA are currently reviewing the text of this Wiki. We intend to start editing soon.

--MarkGiebels (talk) 14:03, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in touch with an expert that has volunteered to help improve this Wiki, though his contributions will only be done through Word - hence why I'm here to help. Once we get a draft together, I'll post it on my Talk page first for others to take a look at.

King4057 (talk) 01:38, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Link 3 under sources is dead (MES: A guide to getting started; PACE-Australia's Process & Control Engineering website) --Vikingforties (talk) 15:05, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is live today (15 Oct 2010). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.74.148.2 (talk) 20:06, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Length of opening section

The opening section is too long and too detailed. Please consider editing it to provide a brief overview, with details moved to the lower below. wcrosbie (talk), Melbourne, Australia 07:48, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Broken up the opening section (but still needs to introduce cross linking with other wikipedia articles), the next sections need some work, they jump straight to levels without introducing them. What paragraph does trigger the advertisement notice? Egrange (talk) 08:48, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I thought including of the 'advertisement notice' could help to attract editors with relevant technical writing skills. See other suggestions below. wcrosbie (talk), Melbourne, Australia 09:27, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Improving the opening section

Can I suggest the opening section's goal is to introduce the topic to a general audience, with relatively jargon free language? To "manage manufacturing operations" is not really much help. I'd like to know the function of the MES, as understood by it's operator, but in the language that the factory HR manager could easily understand.

Can I suggest considering inclusion of some mix of the following? Perhaps:

"work-in-process on a factory floor."
"MES keeps track of all manufacturing information in real time, receiving up-to-the-minute data from robots, machine monitors and employees." Techtarget
balancing scarce resources to create products and value for customers

Or perhaps by completing the following statement: Managers of manufacturing plants use MES to ... wcrosbie (talk), Melbourne, Australia 09:22, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]