MESA Annual Member Meeting 2020
This annual, state-of-the-association meeting is available to members and non-members. This is a great opportunity to get an executive summary of what MESA has been...
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The Value of Big Data and the Industry 4.0 Revolution
The value of big data to enable smart manufacturing.
A KPI Standard to Improve Process Performance
The international standard, ISO 22400 - Key Performance Indicators for Manufacturing Operations Management, defines a set of 34 high value Key Performance Indicators...
Field Tests of KPI Effectiveness Methods
KPI effectiveness methods and tools have been developed in support of the elements of the KPI lifecycle.
Protecting the Data Chain for MES Solutions
This presentation will discuss strategies and technologies to ensure integrity of the data chain so that MES applications remain accurate.
Key Performance Indicator Assessment Model
An important element of the KPI lifecycle is for target process stakeholders to make periodic assessments of the current effectiveness of the KPIs applied to the...
KPI Lifecycle for Process Control
The concept of a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) lifecycle is introduced and its usefulness defended.
Sustainability in Manufacturing Metrics, What does that mean looking forward?
This presentation reviews the evolution of sustainability and what the future looks like.
Are you Honest with Yourself? Introducing the MESA Metrics Maturity Model
The MESA Metrics Maturity Model establishes a framework or system for the creation of manufacturing and related metrics. It allows organizations to assess their...
KPIML Defining and Exchanging Key Performance Indicators
Having KPIs are fine, but if you can’t reliably get them from the generating system to where they are needed, then they quickly lose their value. KPIML is an XML...
A Software Platform to Enable Smart Manufacturing
The vision of Smart Manufacturing is seamless and pervasive connectivity of people, systems, and assets across a value chain and ecosystem.
What is Smart Manufacturing?
This brief presentation provides definition around the term "Smart Manufacturing" and these contributing factors.
Time-In-State in Mining Beneficiation
This case study illustrates how Time-in-State facilitated an 9% improvement in production throughput without major capital expenditure and / or equipment modification.
Time-in-State Metric
This presentation explains how to implement a management and control methodology on the plant floor in real-time to improve the Time-in-State Metric (TISM).
The Internet of Things (IoT) and Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing is the logical evolution of several technology trends all coming together to improve manufacturing and empower manufacturers.