Manufacturing Execution Systems: An Operations Management Approach and the accompanying workbook were designed to help manufacturing operations management (MOM) practitioners and students understand how to implement and utilize manufacturing execution systems (MES) to optimize data collection and review, improve process efficiency and ensure/improve product quality to achieve the desired return on investment.

Industry veterans Grant Vokey and Thomas Seubert explain the interactions among the MOM key elements (MES, enterprise resource planning [ERP] and product life cycle management [PLM]) and how MES contributes to a streamlined process that produces quality products.

This book discusses the potential for MES to drive real-time, data-driven performance improvement by expanding on the following concepts:

• How the MES application supports operations planning, analysis and reporting
• How MES identifies quality issues and provides the data needed to determine the causes and resolve the problems
• The full scope of MES planning and implementation and its impact on manufacturing operations
• Designing, configuring and implementing MES systems
• IT concepts related to MES and how they apply to manufacturing operations
• How MES can be applied to Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
• How MES data can be used for continuous improvement

Independent learners and engineering students can use this book and workbook as a resource for terminology and the functionality of the systems, models and standards that support manufacturing operations. Industrial engineering instructors can use this set as a foundation for manufacturing courses, including the data structures required to support manufacturing.

Thomas Seubert is currently a project manager for an MES development project. Previously he worked as an MES consultant and an MES delivery and presales manager. Before that, he worked on several shop floor and MES projects going back to the year 2000 when General Motors/Electronic Data Systems were developing MES solutions.
Tom has more than 25 years of experience with manufacturing processes and controls, 18 years of experience with IT, and 17 years of experience with MES. He has consulted on MES solutions for the multitiered automotive market, as well as the aerospace, plastics and steel, tire, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. He also helps instruct adults and youth in learning leadership skills within the Boy Scouts of America.
Tom was a keynote speaker at the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International Conference in Orlando, Florida, in September 2015 and a recipient of their Distinguished Service Award the same year. He was also the recipient of the 2014 Boy Scouts of America District Award of Merit. He earned his BS in electrical engineering from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan.

Grant Vokey is the principal consultant for Vokey Consulting. With 20 years of diverse manufacturing operations experience and an additional 15 years of integrating information technology (IT) systems into the manufacturing floor, Grant has developed a strong understanding of how manufacturing companies work and the information needed to operate at world-class levels.
Grant's experience, coupled with continuous training and 10 years as a Certified Operations Manager, has also provided him with an excellent understanding of industry best practices and best-in-class utilization of manufacturing execution systems (MES). Using this knowledge, he has been a subject matter expert for developing industry-leading MES applications/solutions, a program manager for multiple MES programs, and a lead consultant on implementations of MES in various verticals (electronics, industrial equipment, automotive manufacturing, and metal fabrication).
Grant has developed a reputation for providing sound, practical advice and direction that make a difference to his clients and the MES industry as a whole.