Expertise in MES and Lean Production

MPDV is regarded as a pioneer in spreading the MES idea and contributes with extensive know-how to the development of market trends. In addition to numerous publications in the trade press and the generation of its own white papers, MPDV publishes its own text books on MES and efficient production.

MPDV's MES experts enrich current issues such as resource efficiency or Industry 4.0 with a production-oriented approach and hands-on solutions.

The following bestsellers have been published in the series of MPDV text books:


MES Compendium

Perfect MES Solutions based on HYDRA

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Kletti, Rainer Deisenroth

Springer Publishing House Berlin/Heidelberg 1st ed. 2018, XII, 237 p. 234 illus. in color, hardcover & eBook available, ISBN 978-3-662-54983-4

About this textbook:

A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is the central part and data hub in a manufacturing environment, connecting ERP and shop floor through horizontal and vertical integration. As a perfect example of modern and Industry 4.0 orientated MES, HYDRA is described, basically modular structured with plenty of standard functions, covering all production areas and departments in a factory, such as machine connectivity, production management, production logistics, quality management, resource management, energy management, and HR.

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MIP – Manufacturing Integration Platform

Opening up News Horizons in Production IT

Bernd Berres, Henry Eckhardt, Jürgen Kletti, Thorsten Strebel

NetSkill Solutions Cologne 2018, 130 p., 30 illu. in color, softcover, ISBN 978-3-945658-99-4

About this textbook:

In the context of digitalization, Industry 4.0, and the Internet of Things, it is only logical that the ideas of the platform economy don't stop before the smart factory. The disintegration of monolithic IT structures, the distribution of intelligence to objects (IIoT) and their integration into the network are hallmarks of this development, which is represented by Industry 4.0. takes this development into account – but as the customizable
living space for the digital twin of individualized production and production IT.

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MES - Manufacturing Execution System

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Kletti

Springer Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 2007, XII, 272 S., 100 illus., Geb., ISBN 978-3-540-49743-1

The production plants of today develop into modern service centers. Economic efficiency of modern added value is not a property of products alone but of the process. Decisive potential in business now is a question of process capability, rather than production capability. Process capability in business requires real-time systems for optimization. Today, only modern Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) offer real-time applications. This book describes the requirements for optimized Manufacturing Execution Systems.

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