Operations Execution System
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An Operations Execution System (OES) is a term used to describe a suite of manufacturing systems designed to execute operations tasks, such as production
, maintenance
or inventory tracking. Manufacturing execution system
s (MES) are a subset of an Operations Execution System, as they are typically concerned with executing tasks within just the production line. Other systems which might be included within an OES might include Warehouse Management System
(WMS), Supply Chain Management
systems (SCM) or Computerized Maintenance Management System
(CMMS).
Large, global enterprises invoking a Quality Management program impacting operations systems seek integrated systems to ease the deployment of such a program. For one reason, quality assurance programs cover many areas of manufacturing, including the processes that intersect each of these activities.
This concept is a fairly new one, lacking in a single term to describe it yet. Gartner
uses the term "Manufacturing Process Management". ARC Advisory Group uses the term: "Collaborative Manufacturing". The theme is all the same: by collaborating across operations processes, between different functions and departments, a higher performance operations model emerges, one that optimizes manufacturing output, leading to better quality products produced more cost effectively, so as to better compete globally.
See also ANSI/ISA-95 about "Manufacturing Operations Management". This standard also extend the MES reference beyond Production activities to cover also Quality, Maintenance and Inventory.
Production, costs, and pricing
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to industrial organization:Industrial organization – describes the behavior of firms in the marketplace with regard to production, pricing, employment and other decisions...
, maintenance
Maintenance, Repair and Operations
Maintenance, repair, and operations or maintenance, repair, and overhaul involves fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken...
or inventory tracking. Manufacturing execution system
Manufacturing execution system
Manufacturing Execution Systems , are information technology systems that manage manufacturing operations in factories. Over the years, international standards and models have refined the scope of such systems in terms of activities, that typically include:...
s (MES) are a subset of an Operations Execution System, as they are typically concerned with executing tasks within just the production line. Other systems which might be included within an OES might include Warehouse Management System
Warehouse management system
A warehouse management system, or WMS, is a key part of the supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse and process the associated transactions, including shipping, receiving, putaway and picking...
(WMS), Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
systems (SCM) or Computerized Maintenance Management System
Computerized Maintenance Management System
Computerized maintenance management system is also known as enterprise asset management and computerized maintenance management information system ....
(CMMS).
Large, global enterprises invoking a Quality Management program impacting operations systems seek integrated systems to ease the deployment of such a program. For one reason, quality assurance programs cover many areas of manufacturing, including the processes that intersect each of these activities.
This concept is a fairly new one, lacking in a single term to describe it yet. Gartner
Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. It was known as GartnerGroup until 2001....
uses the term "Manufacturing Process Management". ARC Advisory Group uses the term: "Collaborative Manufacturing". The theme is all the same: by collaborating across operations processes, between different functions and departments, a higher performance operations model emerges, one that optimizes manufacturing output, leading to better quality products produced more cost effectively, so as to better compete globally.
See also ANSI/ISA-95 about "Manufacturing Operations Management". This standard also extend the MES reference beyond Production activities to cover also Quality, Maintenance and Inventory.