Web based MES systems can be easily deployed on PCs and hand held wireless devices at a single location or across an entire enterprise. This manufacturing software is also easier to integrate with current systems. What type of software makes up an MES (manufacturing exection system)?

Production reporting or OEE (overall equipment effectiveness), downtime reporting, scrap reporting, production scheduling, advanced planning, capacity planning, closed loop manufacturing, raw materials inventory and tracking, inventory, materials requirements planning, defect tracking, job costing, job tracking, Total Quality Management, statistical control, process control, preventative maintenance and SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition).

The advantages of web based MES '

Can be depoyed across multiple locations easily.

Easy to integrate with existing software systems.

Can be implemented with wireless devices such as hand held scanners, RFID, factory floor data collection devices.

Lower TCO (total cost of ownership) due to reduction in need for hardware, IT personnel

Software upgrades become easier, since only a program on the dedicated server needs to be upgraded

Gives users the ability to monitor performance at remote locations and provide real time information

Real time connectivity allows users to respond faster to critical issues.

If you're interested in enhancing your MES solution you might want to check out this link. This is a nice article on enhancing an existing shop floor reporting system.