Christine Hansen is a senior manager of product marketing at Epicor Software Corporation, Corporation Suite 2000, 600 South Highway 169, Minneapolis, MN 55426, 952-417-5000, Fax: 952-544-8253, info@epicor.com, www.epicor.com.
The integration of ERP and MES starts with a cultural change within a manufacturer that embraces Big Data, mobile and Internet of Things technologies. They must add new data and process integration capabilities to their operations and improve flow/use-of-data from the top floor to shop floor. By doing this now, they will avoid becoming overwhelmed and outflanked by their competition.