There has been a lot of discussion about smart manufacturing lately, and many initiatives have turned their focus from manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing operations management (MOM) to smart manufacturing. However, as I’ve written before, smart manufacturing does not replace any MES or MOM initiative. Just the opposite—MES and MOM are fundamental pillars of any smart manufacturing initiative.
Any vendor proposing a software solution in any way related to manufacturing is now promoting it as a smart manufacturing enabler. MESA International has identified smart manufacturing as one of the key trends in the manufacturing space and is working hard to shape it correctly.
