With manufacturing execution systems (MESs), that can be a difficult question to answer because MES implementations often accompany enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrades.
“It really depends on what level of implementation is being performed and what performance improvements are ‘allocated’ to the MES project,” says Darren Riley, business solution manager at Apriso (www.apriso.com). “If I were to suggest a high-level average, most MES projects should pay for themselves within the first year of implementation. I have heard of some that have actually been paid for in a couple of months, based on quality improvements, throughput acceleration and higher customer satisfaction.”
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