Providing a clear definition and understanding of what MES is and how it works, Applying Manufacturing Execution Systems is the book for anyone who has the responsibility of improving their company's manufacturing process. It shows how to tie the many variables of manufacturing into a better production process using an integrated computer system. It addresses issues regarding computers and communication equipment, as well as data entry methods and equipment, discusses the evolutionary nature of an MES system and how it should function in the present and in the future, and describes how MES can be applied in every manufacturing environment.