Glossary
Multisite MES application - Case of the BIOPROD project of the SARIA group

Core model

Method consisting in designing a generic model applicable to a set of sites to reduce application deployment times.

ERP (enterprise resource planning)

Integrator

Service provider for application deployment and interfacing with other systems: automation, ERP, third-party software. In some cases, only the software publisher is able to deploy its solution; in others (such as the COOX solution), the publisher relies on a network of integrators trained in its solution.

MES (manufacturing execution system)

Production follow-up.

Procedure (or range)

Precise sequence of operations for manufacturing a product. These operations can take place one after the other, in parallel, or following...