Tips on Starting the Smart Manufacturing Journey – From Workshop Discussions at the 2018 MESA Conference
Description: Topics discussed by this panel include: • Drivers, priorities, and corporate alignment • IT versus OT/Automation leadership • Experimentation...
Time-in-State Management as alternative to OEE in the Process Industries Webcast
Performance measurements (KPIs) aggregated over defined time intervals can mask inefficiency in processing plants. The complexity and dynamic nature of variables in...
Smart Manufacturing Community Family Feud Webinar
In this webinar, MESA’s Smart Manufacturing Panelists challenge the common myths, outmoded beliefs and misunderstandings that surround Smart Manufacturing.
Real-Time Decisions: Linking Plant Floor Metrics to Financial Business Drivers
How does a company achieve maximum profit when labor and scarce materials are constantly fluctuating in price and availability? Determining the optimal combination of...
On-Demand Course: The Journey to Smart Manufacturing
This course will provide an introduction to Smart Manufacturing, the logical progression of all previous eras known as Industrial Revolutions.
On-Demand Course: Smart Manufacturing Justification and ROI
This course will introduce you to the concepts and major components required to complete an ROI and justification.
Metrics Makeover Contest-From Fire Fighting to Structured Improvement
Norbitech, a producer of electronic circuit assemblies in Røros Norway, was the European winner of MESA's Metrics Makeover Contest in 2010. Their customers' success...
Metrics Guidebook and Framework - Second Edition
This new Second Edition Guidebook is intended as a source of information that can be used to develop appropriate performance metrics for manufacturing companies. The...
MESA White Paper #60: Smart Manufacturing and Cloud Computing
This paper will explore how Cloud Computing can help achieve the Smart Manufacturing goals to optimize processes inside the factory, as well as across the supply...
MESA White Paper #59: Three Functional Dimensions Converge On Smart Manufacturing
How does an organization know that they are investing in the right areas to stay competitive? If your organization is confused about where to start or where to focus...
MESA White Paper #58: The Importance of Standards in Smart Manufacturing
The economies of scale obtained through standardization of utilities and transportation infrastructure, and the success of commercial manufacturing equipment...
MESA White Paper #57: Asset Performance Management (APM) 2.0 - Guidelines for Goal Setting & Implementation Planning
APM 2.0 is an intelligence-based approach to continuously improve asset performance. APM 2.0 is implemented to achieve one or more strategic goals, e.g. improving RONA...
MESA White Paper #56: Application of Machine Learning in Manufacturing, Cobranded Paper With Tata Consultancy Services
This paper explores how machine learning algorithms, in conjunction with big data technologies, can help manufacturers bring about operational and business...
MESA White Paper #55: Real-Time Accounting
This paper presents the concept of real-time accounting, an overview of the required real-time accounting measures and guidance on how they can be developed and...
MESA White Paper #54: Metrics Maturity Framework A Guide to Assessment and a Roadmap to Increased Performance
The MESA Metrics Maturity Model establishes a framework or system for the creation of manufacturing and related metrics. It allows organizations to assess their...