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Strategic Analysis of the European Manufacturing Execution System Market
Frost & Sullivan, Dec 2009, Pages: 104
The key objective of this research service is to provide an analysis of the key trends in the European manufacturing execution system market for the period 2006 to 2016. This research service provides comprehensive forecasts for the total European manufacturing execution system market with an analysis of this market across the various products, regions and end-user segments involved in this research service.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Strategic Analysis of the European Manufacturing Execution System Market provides an in-depth analysis of the manufacturing execution systems (MES) market in Europe. This research service determines the existing demand for the MES market in Europe and, more importantly, forecasts the future demand for MES along with challenges faced by the MES suppliers in the continent. It also provides recommendations for MES suppliers who want to operate or expand their operations in Europe. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets by end users: process industries that include pharmaceuticals and biotech, food and beverage, oil and gas, chemicals and petrochemicals, pulp and paper and metals and mining as well as discrete industries that include automotive, aerospace and defence, semiconductor, electronics, consumer packaged goods and medical devices.
Market Overview
Growing Competition among End Users Boosts the European Manufacturing Execution System Market
The European MES market witnessed a low double-digit growth until 2007 and in the last quarter of 2008, this fell further due to the economic downturn. However, intense competition amongst all end users is driving the European MES market. Several end users of the process and discrete industries are anticipated to invest in MES to boost their productivity, integrate the global value chain, enable innovation and the shift to sustainable production and reduce the time to market and business risk. “Companies need to deliver cost-effective and innovative products in order to remain competitive,” says the analyst. “Optimising production activities and delivering products to the markets on time is the top priority for manufacturers in most industries.” With increasing competition among different end users, companies need to re-evaluate and enhance their product offerings to meet the ever-changing consumer demands, analyse strategic changes to accelerate their time to market and improve the profitability of new products. Ensuring profitability and competitive advantage is a continuous process that can only be achieved by gaining real-time information from business systems and the production line. Data collection in real time is an integral function of the MES implementation.
Hindrances to workflow, a technical error or a human error, resulting in unplanned downtime, negatively influences the balance sheets of companies. Therefore, operational excellence has become a key sustenance factor for companies that can be achieved by the elimination of waste and acceleration of time to innovation, contributing to the efficient functioning of the organisation. MES can help companies create distinctive manufacturing and supply chain capabilities that allow them to use their processes, as well as product and price, to gain a competitive edge. It can also help them sustain that edge by providing a feedback loop that enables them to sense and respond to business changes. The shift to MES is gaining momentum, making it a competitive necessity.
MES Capability and Functionality to Improve with Standardisation Initiatives by the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA)
One of the key challenges that the manufacturers face is the requirement to provide solutions that could facilitate seamless interfacing. Major end users, especially within the discrete industries, have homegrown systems with minimum MES capabilities that are developed and maintained by in-house IT staff. When manufacturers build plants at different locations, replication of these homegrown MES becomes a challenge. Although they may be functioning within a particular location, they are not based on specific standards, making it futile to duplicate them on a global platform. Moreover, their seamless integration into newer software and automation systems is often difficult. A change in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) or any other system completely alters the interface of these homegrown systems, resulting in higher integration and maintenance costs. “Most of the legacy software solutions are unable to function in large and complex manufacturing environments involving higher throughput, quality and efficiency,” explains the analyst. “Moreover, MES are expected to have an interface to integrate with the legacy systems.”
Greater standardisation initiatives from the MESA, ISA, and other groups are happening with an aim to discuss MES capability and functionality in order to remove diversity from the MES space. Additionally, many MES vendors have started implementing modern technology in their products. Production processes information from MES is available on the intranet and Internet. “The MES market has a tendency towards limiting the number of platforms and database systems,” concludes the analyst. “This enables better integration between MES and the existing systems and automation products.”
Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
By End-user:
Process Industries:
- Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
- Food and beverage
- Oil and gas
- Chemicals and Petrochemicals
- Pulp and paper
- Metals and mining
Discrete Industries:
- Automotive
- Aerospace and defence
- Semiconductor
- Electronics
- Consumer packaged goods
- Medical devices
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