VDI 5600 Blatt 1:2016-10

This standard represents a guide for decision-makers (managing director and heads of production, IT, materials management, quality, maintenance, human resources, controlling, process owners and users (operations planning, logistics, order control, production planning, production, quality assurance, maintenance, and so on)), those involved in the selection and implementation process with their particular technical specialities (project managers, as well as internal and external service providers), and vendors of software, hardware, and integration solutions. The standard offers a task-oriented description of manufacturing execution systems (MES) and its potential uses. It provides a view which better renders the concerns of European finished goods manufacturers. The focus of this standard is to provide an overview of MES functions and benefits.