Manufacturing execution system - A literature review

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 525-539

  De Ugarte, B Saenz ^a   Artiba, A ^b   Pellerin, R ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ISAE Supméca Institut Supérieur de Mécanique de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive manufacturing; ERP; Execution system; Manufacturing; MES

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING; ERP; EXECUTION SYSTEM; MANUFACTURING; MES;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 70349144098     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280902938613     Document Type: Article

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