Eric Mitchell
Worker performing traceability activities on a maufacturing production line.

Manufacturing traceability: How your MES adds product value

January 28, 2022

Manufacturing traceability is a crucial feature of your manufacturing execution system (MES). While manufacturing traceability software tracks the production status and disposition of works-in-progress (WIPs) throughout the manufacturing cycle, it also aggregates knowledge of each product, as built.

By Eric Mitchell
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Man in warehouse using DDMRP to manage manufacturing resources

Smooth out your planning wrinkles with demand-driven material requirements planning (DDMRP)

December 2, 2021

Demand-driven material requirements planning (DDMRP) is the greatest innovation in supply chain management in decades – at least, so say…

By Eric Mitchell
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Puzzel pieces representing APS and ERP systems are being joined together by buidness people

Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) complement each other

November 3, 2021

Learn how Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) work together to provide the greatest benefit to your manufacturing floor.

By Eric Mitchell
3 MIN READ
Man checking inventory in a warehouse. He has employed a make-to-stock strategy instead of make-to-order.

Make-to-order versus make-to-stock planning: What makes sense for you?

August 18, 2021

Whether your manufacturing company currently approaches planning primarily through a make-to-order (MTO) or a make-to-stock (MTS) strategy, it may be…

By Eric Mitchell
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Concept art of a ventillator illustrtating the 5Ms in Medical Device manufacturing.

Controlling the 5Ms in Medical Device Manufacturing: An Introduction to Automating Product Quality

March 22, 2021

This is a fundamental truth in manufacturing: Delivering quality products means controlling the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine,…

By Eric Mitchell
2 MIN READ

Continuity of the Digital Thread in Manufacturing

March 4, 2021

This is the second in a series of blogs where we discuss the requirement for detailed manufacturing engineering and operations orchestration in industry today and the potential benefits that can be realized by utilizing Digital Manufacturing solutions.

By Eric Mitchell
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Manufacturing matters – Digital Manufacturing, that is.

December 17, 2020

This is the first in a series of blogs where we discuss the requirement for detailed manufacturing engineering and operations orchestration in industry today and the potential benefits that can be realized by utilizing Digital Manufacturing solutions.

By Eric Mitchell
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MESA Smart Story: Defining closed-loop manufacturing

July 23, 2018

 

Using manufacturing operations management to power smart manufacturing. Download here: http://marketing.mesa.org/acton/media/35628/mesa-smart-story-defining-closed-loop-manuf…

By Eric Mitchell
2 MIN READ

MESA Recognizes Siemens’ Valerie Goulevitch for Outstanding Contribution

June 21, 2018

 

Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International recently announced the winners of its 2018 Outstanding Contribution to MESA Award. Siemens’ Valerie Goulevitc…

By Eric Mitchell
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