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This book 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 of the key elements—MES, ERP (enterprise resource planning), and PLM (product life cycle management)—of MOM 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 IIoT How MES data can be used for continuous improvement Independent learners and engineering students can use the text and workbook to reinforce their knowledge of the terminology and the functionality of the systems, models, and standards that support manufacturing operations. Industrial engineering instructors can use the set as a foundation for courses on manufacturing and the data structures required to support manufacturing.