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What is Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

Chapter 40
Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
A shop floor control system that includes either manual or automatic labor and production reporting as well as online inquiries and links to tasks that take place on the production floor.
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E-Scheduling
Gerhard F. Knolmayer (University of Bern, Switzerland)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-000-4.ch039
Abstract
E-Scheduling can be defined as the application of computer and network technology as devices for coordinating tasks that are somehow related. With the evolution of the Web, eScheduling systems also became available for use in business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) relationships, for coordinating appointments, meetings, and reservations. In the remainder of the article we discuss e-scheduling first in production systems and then in office and service environments.
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General Model for Metrics Calculation and Behavior Prediction in the Manufacturing Industry: An Automated Machine Learning Approach
An Information System which is meant to control manufacturing operations in real time while also gathering data from the manufacturing process.
Published in Chapter: General Model for Metrics Calculation and Behavior Prediction in the Manufacturing Industry: An Automated Machine Learning Approach; From: Handbook of Research on Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Business and Industry
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Modeling Objects of Industrial Applications
A system that companies use to measure and control critical performance and production activities.
Published in Chapter: Modeling Objects of Industrial Applications; From: Handbook of Research on Social Dimensions of Semantic Technologies and Web Services
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