Webinars

Together with our partner Andea, we are launching a new webinar series on successful MES implementations. In this interactive panel discussion, we will highlight the crucial steps to take before issuing a call for tenders—i.e., before creating specifications, RFIs, or RFPs.

Successful MES projects do not begin with the selection of a provider, but with a clear definition of objectives, strategic anchoring, and coordinated stakeholders. We will discuss how companies can avoid typical pitfalls, build a robust business case, and check at an early stage whether the organization is ready for MES at all.

The format deliberately differs from traditional lectures: representatives from leading industrial companies share their practical experiences, exchange ideas directly with experts from NEONEX and Andea, and provide insights into challenges and best practices. Live polls, open Q&A sessions, and an accompanying MES readiness checklist make the webinar particularly interactive and practical.

About Andea

Andea is an internationally active MES specialist headquartered in Poland with locations in the USA and Mexico. The company supports global industrial companies in the implementation and operation of manufacturing execution systems, primarily Dassault Delmia, contributing its in-depth understanding of processes and many years of project experience.

In vielen Unternehmen werden IT-Projekte leider zu Dauerläufern. Diese Projekte dauern Monate oder Jahre, ohne dass der Fortschritt klar wird. Führungskräfte und sogar Projektmitarbeiter verlieren Transparenz über Status und Vorankommen. Das Ergebnis: ein ungutes Gefühl, fehlende Klarheit und die quälende Frage, ob das Projekt überhaupt noch ein Ende haben wird. Monat für Monat verbrennen dabei viele Unternehmen Geld – ohne sichtbaren Mehrwert oder Fortschritt.

In unserem Webinar zeigen wir Ihnen anhand konkreter Praxisbeispiele, wie Sie wieder Kontrolle und Klarheit über Ihre IT-Projekte gewinnen. Sie erfahren:

• wie Sie Transparenz darüber gewinnen, wo Ihr Projekt steht und woran der Fortschritt hängt,
• wie Sie einen klaren Ansatz finden und Projekte wieder auf Kurs bringen und
• wie Sie das Projekt zuverlässig zum gewünschten Erfolg führen.

In Kooperation mit unserem Partner Nagarro

Nagarro ist ein global führendes Unternehmen für digitale Produktentwicklung. Dank der “Fluidic Enterprise” Vision und dem “Thinking Breakthroughs” Konzept begleitet Nagarro Kunden auf dem Weg zu menschenzentrierten, digitalen Organisationen, um auf ihren Märkten reaktionsschnell, effizient, kreativ und nachhaltig agieren zu können. Die Unternehmenswerte, in dem Akronym CARING zusammengefasst, sind geprägt durch eine humanistische Denkweise mit einem starken Fokus auf Unternehmergeist und agiles Mindset. Nagarro unterhält international langjährige Kundenbeziehungen vorrangig in den USA sowie in Europa mit Schwerpunkt Deutschland. Heute beschäftigt Nagarro über 17.500 Nagarrians in 39 Ländern und begleitet weltweit Unternehmen in der digitalen Transformation, um entscheidende Wettbewerbsvorteile zu erzielen.  

Value stream mapping and value stream design with brown paper and stopwatch have established themselves as the gold standard for optimizing and planning production processes. However, against the background of increasing complexity - due to growing product portfolios, difficult framework conditions or clear trends in product sales - this method is reaching its limits: A single value stream is rarely representative of the entire production process.

This is where a new, data-driven & software-supported approach comes in: the Digital Value Stream uses data from the ERP system to develop a holistic data model of all of a company's value streams, even beyond plant boundaries, on the basis of which an overall optimum can be determined. All products, all shared resources and the forecast for the next 1-5 years are considered.

In the webinar, NEONEX Senior Partner Dr. Jochen Schlick presents the approach and discusses the benefits of the method for companies in different situations. He also presents examples from the NEONEX project history and results from these projects.

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) have been a central part of the IT architecture of manufacturing companies that want to seamlessly connect management and Shopfloor levels to create transparency and real-time responsiveness in operations. Despite new technologies such as IIoT- & low-code platforms and service-oriented architectures, the relevance of MES for the industry remains high - primarily because providers are integrating these developments into their systems in order to remain competitive.

With around 150 MES providers in Europe, many companies find it difficult to maintain an overview. Decision-makers are faced with essential questions: Which systems offer the required functions? Which solution suits their own production? How does an efficient selection process work? What preparations are necessary?

An MES introduction also requires far-reaching changes in the organization. Manual workarounds and tried-and-tested processes are replaced by digitalized workflows, which has a lasting impact on day-to-day work. It is also a long-term investment that needs to be strategically thought through.

However, with the right approach, proven methods and the right partners, errors, costs and problems can be drastically minimized when selecting and introducing MES. In the webinar, NEONEX Partner Carsten Weber, Ph.D. and Principal Dr. Peter Stephan will present the success factors for selecting and introducing MES systems using a best practice approach based on more than 20 projects.