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Cost Reduction

The benefits available from an MES solution are many and varied and will be specific to your business and your business processes. A recent survey of MES implementations worldwide has shown that manufacturers have been able to achieve the following benefits; 45% reduction in cycle times 75% reduction in data entry 24% reduction in WIP 61% reduction in shift paperwork 18% reduction in defects 27% reduction in lead times.

Exploiting MES technology is shown to enable companies to meet the growing demand for lean and flexible manufacturing. Return on investment (ROI) is typically achieved between 6 to 24 months of going live, sometimes quicker. Returns over the longer term usually significantly exceed initial justification hurdles, attributable to the visibility that MES provides in making continuous improvements through the manufacturing cycle. Implementation of MES invariably results in improved returns on production assets, on-time delivery, faster inventory turnover, larger net profits (through increased cost reduction) and improved cash flow.

There have been many studies carried out in an attempt to prove that there is real achievable return on investment. These studies have all helped to show that the benefits are available whether through a large project implementation or a more modest phased approach. In all cases it must be remembered that benefits studies are only valuable when they have been aligned with your business goals and are driven by the returns being calculated against a baseline that uses your parameters and measures.

EmsPT strongly believes that the first step in any MES initiative is to help our customers quantify potential benefits and ensure that these are in line with the business goals. It is also important to present these benefits at the appropriate level, for example operational or corporate. EmsPT is the single first thought provider of MES know-how owing to its extensive experience in providing solutions that are built on industry standards and are efficient through re-deployable modules, both the develop and to live with.