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The Ultimate MES Beginner's Guide

MES for Dummies is your guide to understanding and implementing a Manufacturing Execution System in a practical way.
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In this eBook

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Why manufacturing companies
need an MES Solution

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How business processes
are being digitized

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Keys to controlling
factory operations

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How manufacturing is
getting smarter

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How to drive value by
adopting an MES

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Ten ways Plex MES Software
drives your bottom line

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Ways to improve
production visibility

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Analytics and Reporting ✔
Asset Management ✔
Machine Data Collection ✔
Production Finite Scheduling ✔
Closed-Loop Quality Management ✔
Document Management ✔
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24/7 Support ✔

How to increase productivity, profitability, and quality with Plex, by Rockwell Automation:

Running Inline Quality Checks
running inline quality checks
Preventing Downtime
preventing downtime
Improve Inventory Accuracy
improving inventory accuracy

Working for Your Business and Your Respect

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Gross Renewal Rate

  • Gartner logo

    Gartner has named Plex Systems a Leader in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems.

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  • Info Tech Research Group logo

    Plex received the Gold Medal Award in the 2022 Info-Tech Data MES Quadrant Report. This guide uses user survey data to provide an easy-to-digest evaluation of popular MES solutions to help you make a better and faster MES selection.

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    “Plex Systems came out on top in the competitor ranking for vendors involved in the MES software ranking first for innovation and third for implementation. This is due to its innovative cloud-native MES design, rapid time to deployment, and wide customer base, all being supported by strong pricing guarantees.”

    –ABI Research

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  • G&W Products logo

    “In the early days of our company, an assembly that had 15 parts led to manually chasing everything and keeping track through every step on paper. Now, we are making items with hundreds of part numbers that go into one assemble.”

    – Jeff Karan, Director of IT, G&W Products

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