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What Manufacturers Truly Need From an MES System w/ Graham Immerman

The Manufacturing Executive · 27 May 2025 · Episode 259

What this episode covers

Graham Immerman, Chief Revenue Officer at Machine Metrics, discusses the evolution of manufacturing software from simple machine monitoring to comprehensive Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). He explains that while manufacturers often search for MES, they actually need a 'core four' of functionality: downtime tracking, OEE, scheduling, and work order tracking. Immerman argues that modern 'intelligent MES' must bridge the gap between real-time machine data and ERP work order context to provide actionable intelligence for production decisions.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
MachineMetrics, Gorilla 76, Adidas, Starbucks, H&R Block, Reebok, Gartner, IDC, LNS Research, McKinsey
Tools
Google Analytics, Omniture
Also
Automate, East Tech

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