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Manufacturing Execution System, MES

Manufacturing Execution System is a computer software that controls the production of a company on factory level. It is more commonly known by its acronym MES.

A MES software links together the various design and planning systems and the actual production machinery. Its main duties fall into the following four categories:

• production control
• service automation
• quality control
• inventory control

In the R&D Network these services are offered by Production Software.