2001 MES Conference & Exposition Program Announced.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2001 MESA International announces the program for its MES (Manufacturing Execution Software) Software that provides real time access to plant activities that include equipment, labor, orders and inventory. An MES integrates the data with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems so that management has complete control of Conference & Exposition on June 4-6, 2001, at the Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland "Baltimore" redirects here. For the surrounding county, see Baltimore County, Maryland. For other uses, see Baltimore (disambiguation). Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States. . The theme for the event is "MES: Boosting eBusiness Performance." GE Fanuc will provide premier sponsorship for the program. The program features speakers detailing manufacturing execution systems and their role in today's collaborative environment. How MES contributes significant return on investment will be the primary focus of numerous case study presentations. General education sessions will also be held on standards and the future of MES. "The Internet has changed the basic functions of global manufacturers in dramatic ways," says Maryanne Steidinger, Chair, MESA International, and Director of Strategic Alliances with Datasweep. "Today's eBusiness era demands real-time information from manufacturing to support B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business collaboration, increasing customer responsiveness and related business needs." Jonathan Kall, President of Interwave Technology, Inc., and event co-chair with Maryanne Steidinger, will deliver welcoming remarks and share a vision of the future of MES. Kevin Roach Kevin Roach, originally from Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada is a multi-instrumentalist inspired by traditional Celtic music. He plays several stringed instruments, including fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki and Irish-style tenor banjo. , Vice President, GE Fanuc, will give the keynote presentation "MES Providing Productivity Through Digitization." A case study by Nokia Networks will focus on the implementation and results from their Production Line Control and Monitoring project. The MSI MSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (MicroSoft Installer) See Windows Installer. (2) (Medium Scale Integration) Between 100 and 3,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. Industry Broadcast will be presented live worldwide via the Internet. Discussion will focus on how execution systems help manufacturers meet the challenges posed by e-Business, the Internet, and dynamic changes in manufacturing systems. Netro and Carrier Corporations' case studies will precede four concurrent breakout sessions. Participants may choose from "MES Education," "Applying MES Technology," "MES ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). Case Studies," and "Enabling MES Technologies." Kevin Renner, Group Manager, Worldwide Industrial Automation Market Development, Sun Microsystems, Inc. will deliver the Wednesday keynote presentation, "eManufacturing at Internet Speed." Breakout sessions will follow the four topic tracks continued from the previous day. Presentations will include representatives from a wide variety of industries, including nuclear, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , electronics, and steel. MESA International is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. whose mission is to serve the manufacturing operations and management community and to provide thought leadership on the application of manufacturing execution systems (MES) in order to contribute toward the improvement of production companies' competitive capabilities. To view the conference program and exposition on-line and to register, visit the MESA web site at www.mesa.org or call MESA International at 412.781.9511, Fax: 412.781.2871, or email: info@mesa.org. |
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