A Process Development Execution System (PDES) is a system which is used by companies to perform development activities for high-tech manufacturing processes. A PDES is similar to a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in several ways. The key distinguishing factor of a PDES is that it is tailored for steering the development of a manufacturing process, while MES is tailored for executing the volume production using the developed process.

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  • A Process Development Execution System (PDES) is a system which is used by companies to perform development activities for high-tech manufacturing processes. A PDES is similar to a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in several ways. The key distinguishing factor of a PDES is that it is tailored for steering the development of a manufacturing process, while MES is tailored for executing the volume production using the developed process. Therefore, the toolset and focus of a PDES is on lower volume but higher flexibility and experimentation freedom. The tools of an MES are more focused on less variance, higher volumes, tighter control and logistics. Both types of application software increase traceability, productivity, and quality of the delivered result. For PDESs quality refers to the robustness of the developed manufacturing process. For MESs quality refers to the quality of the manufactured good (economics and accounting)/commodity. Additionally both software types share functions including equipment tracking, product genealogy, labour and item tracking, costing, electronic signature capture, defect and resolution monitoring, Executive Dashboards, and other various reporting solutions. Other rather similar software categories are Production Information Management Systems (PIMS), Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Laboratory Information Systems (LIS). PDESs’ offer a wider set of functionalities e.g. virtual manufacturing techniques, while they are typically not integrated with the equipment in the laboratory. PDESs have many parts and can be deployed on various scales - from simple Work in Progress tracking, to a complex solution integrated throughout an enterprise development infrastructure. The latter conncets with other enterprise systems like Enterprise Resource and Planning Systems (ERPs), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MESs), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) solutions and Scheduling and Planning Systems (both long-term and short-term tactical).
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  • A Process Development Execution System (PDES) is a system which is used by companies to perform development activities for high-tech manufacturing processes. A PDES is similar to a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in several ways. The key distinguishing factor of a PDES is that it is tailored for steering the development of a manufacturing process, while MES is tailored for executing the volume production using the developed process.
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  • Process Development Execution System
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