This white paper explores how Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) serve as a foundational layer for implementing smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 initiatives. It outlines MES’s role in integrating real-time production data with enterprise systems, enabling flexibility, traceability, and decision-making. The paper emphasizes MES’s orchestration capabilities, its compatibility with IIoT, AI, and cloud platforms, and provides a strategic roadmap for transitioning to smart manufacturing by enhancing connectivity, data integrity, analytics, and cross-system interoperability.

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