Implementation playbook
Every stage of a shopfloor project in the order you will hit it, from mapping the process to rolling out across sites.
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Process mapping
Digitise a broken process and you get a faster broken process. How to map what really happens on your shopfloor with swimlanes, then design something better.
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Your MES project team
Most MES projects fail on people, not software. The roles, decision makers and ways of working you need in place before the first workshop.
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Master data for MES
MES/MOM needs more detailed master data than ERP was ever set up with. Why routings built for costing aren't enough, and how to fix master data once for every system.
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Configure, don't customise
Out-of-the-box, configuration, low-code, extensions and customisation are not the same thing. Why the difference decides your total cost of ownership, and how to keep customisation down.
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Integration patterns
Point-to-point, middleware, event-driven or UNS. How to connect MES/MOM with ERP, PLM, WMS, QMS and the rest, and how to choose a pattern that survives upgrades.
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MES implementation timeline
How long it really takes to get MES/MOM live in the first factory, why I've seen it done in four months, and what drives the range.
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Change management
Every smart factory project meets resistance. Technology is the easy part. Why people resist, what leadership has to do, and how to invest in adoption, not just implementation.
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Going paperless
If you can't do everything at once, at least do something. Why removing paper from the shopfloor is a great first step, and the one mistake to avoid when you take it.
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After go-live
Go-live feels like the finish line. It isn't. Hypercare, super users and continuous improvement: what happens after MES/MOM goes live decides whether it delivers.
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Multi-site rollout
How multi-site manufacturers scale MES/MOM without reinventing the wheel at every factory: an enterprise template, local exceptions only, and a centre of excellence to own it.
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