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1. Executive Summary -1. Market Overview --1. Executive Overview 2. Total Manufacturing Execution Systems Market -1. Introduction --1. Market Overview and Definitions --2. Market Segmentation --3. Market Engineering Measurements --4. Industry Challenges --5. Market Drivers --a. Need to Comply with Quality and Regulatory Issues Enhances Growth of MES --b. Need to Reduce the Risk of Recall and Warranty Issues Drives MES Growth --c. Need for Adaptive Manufacturing Fuels MES Growth --d. Inefficiency of Home-grown MES Drives the Need for Platform-based MES --e. Incorporation of Concepts Such as Lean Manufacturing Stimulates MES Growth --f. Need for Increased Automation in the Manufacturing Decision Process Promotes MES Growth --g. Increased Collaboration of MES Vendors with ERP and Automation Vendors Promotes MES Growth --h. Need to Optimize Production Based on Real-time Data Enhances MES Demand --i. Need for Increased Manufacturing Visibility Drives MES Sales --6. Market Restraints --a. Competition from Home-grown MES Reduces the Acceptance of Standards-based MES --b. Significant Integration Costs with Legacy Systems Restrain MES Adoption --c. Competition from Large ERP and Automation Providers Affects Pure-play MES Providers -2. Market Analysis --1. Revenue Forecasts --2. Analysis by End-user Markets --3. Analysis by Geographic Region --4. Market and Technology Trends and Framework --5. Competitive Structure 3. Total Manufacturing Execution Systems Market for Process Industries -1. Strategic Analysis and Forecasts of the MES Market for Process Industries --1. Market Engineering Measurements --2. Revenue Forecasts -2. Strategic Analysis by End-user Market --1. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Pharmaceutical Industry --2. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Food and Beverage Industry --3. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Oil and Gas Industry --4. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Chemical Industry --5. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Pulp and Paper Industry --6. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the Other Process Industries 4. Total Manufacturing Execution Systems Market for Discrete Industries -1. Strategic Analysis and Forecasts of the MES Market for Process Industries --1. Market Engineering Measurements --2. Revenue Forecasts -2. Strategic Analysis by End-user Market --1. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Automotive Industry --2. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Aerospace and Defence Industry --3. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Medical Devices Industry --4. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Semiconductor Industry --5. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the World Electronics Industry --6. Strategic Analysis of the Total MES Market for the Other Discrete Industries 5. Appendix -1. Decision Support Databases (DSD) --1. DSD Tables for Automotive Segment --2. DSD Tables for Semiconductor Segment --3. DSD Tables for Aerospace and Defence Segment

Summary:

Adaptive MES Can Help Enterprises Optimize Production Activities and Stay Competitive Companies must gain first-to-market advantage and continuously re-evaluate and improve their product offerings to meet ever-changing consumer demands. Manufacturers are relocating their facilities to low-cost regions such as Asia Pacific and trying to partner with peer-group companies at select locations to strategically target specific markets. This makes them liable to comply with global regulatory controls. Hence, they are incorporating manufacturing execution systems (MES) solutions for precision and better accountability. Moreover, to deliver cost-effective and innovative products, manufacturers need to optimize production activities, which have become difficult due to rapid technological developments. Since speed is vital in adaptive manufacturing, real-time data capture is essential to ensure feedback to operations. Legacy and ERP systems are not the solution to incorporating adaptive manufacturing because they represent isolated cases of automation and cannot support demand-driven manufacturing. There is a need a have a system that does not depend on the IT department and offers high visibility. "An adaptive MES that is likely to help an enterprise achieve its critical management goals by uniformly measuring KPIs and replicating best practices in a uniform manner across all global locations is what is required," says the analyst of this research service. MES Vendors Work to Provide End-To-End Platform-based Solutions and Integrate with Legacy Systems MES solutions not only provide a seamless flow of data between the shop floor and the enterprise systems, but also represent a set of functions that optimize plant activity. Considering that most of the legacy software systems are unable to function in large and complex manufacturing environments that involve higher throughput, quality, and efficiency, MES solutions are sought after to provide an interface to integrate the legacy systems, although it is proving to be expensive to the manufacturers. "As end users look to procure solutions from larger vendors, both the automation and the enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors are driving down the MES market to sell their entire solution as a package to provide end-to-end integration," explains the analyst. Smaller MES vendors find it difficult to meet the requirements of manufacturers who are exploring service-oriented integrated applications that combine functions such as execution, intelligence, maintenance, quality, tracking, and reporting. They are partnering with smaller niche vendors or larger ERP and automation vendors to fill the gaps within their product portfolio and offer an end-to-end solution to customers.