Keywords: Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Collaborative Production Management (CPM), Process Industries, Selection Criteria
New technologies drive the Collaborative Production Management (CPM) for Process Industries market and ARC’s new technology evaluation and selection guide enables users to make better more informed and insightful CPM technology decisions.
The global CPM market is increasing in all regions of the world, driven by the emergence of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Big Data analytics, the need to collaborate and increase efficiency, and the increased need for real-time production information. The use of newer technologies, such as intuitive application tools, software templates and apps, mobility devices and visualization tools, can offer significant benefits to end users, but only if they select the correct technology from a supplier that understands their specific industry and business processes.
Users Should Consider New Disruptive Software and IoT Technologies
“The IoT and other disruptive software technologies and market dynamics are driving manufacturing operations implementation over the next five years. Smarter tools and applications such as analytics and manufacturing intelligence are driving innovation and technologies such as enhanced and intuitive smartphones – all of which drive CPM usage. The complexity of today’s manufacturing environment requires engineers, operators, and managers use different applications, dashboards, and performance measures. New technologies are being integrated into modern CPM solutions that address the needs of your changing workplace demographics, matching the application experience to the user’s persona with big data and IoT capabilities, analytics, and visualization enforces workflow,” according to Principal Consultant Janice Abel, the principal author of ARC’s “Collaborative Production Management for the Process Industries Technology Evaluation and Selection Guide”.
Selection Criteria Include Functions and Business Needs
ARC’s CPM/MES technology evaluation and selection guide includes selection criteria for the key functions and associated business requirements. The CPM market is diverse, spanning different functionalities and capabilities with each industry having its own distinct applications and suppliers. The selection guide explores user objectives, technical selection criteria, and applications with information about best practices, market trends, supplier industry segments, and geographic regions. The guide will be instrumental in helping users select CPM functions needed, assessing integration functionalities, understanding best technology practices, and also what new and future functionalities should be considered such as IoT, mobility, cloud, SaaS, and more. This guide contains guidance, functional descriptions, regional information, user practices, specific selection criteria, and supplier profiles to help team members find common ground with lower risk and faster time to benefit.
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