The reason why enterprises build MES is that they usually develop to a certain stage or encounter certain problems, which need to be solved by implementing MES, an inherited management information system. At the same time, most consultants will configure customers' applications based on the existing functions in MES enterprise management software, instead of "inventing new wheels" from scratch to solve customers' needs. The common subsystems in MES include manufacturing management, supply chain management (SCM), distribution resource planning (DRP), human resource management, budget management and fund management. MES consultants should choose the most suitable direction in these fields for in-depth research.
In the management practice of LED electronic kanban enterprises, different management fields, such as marketing, manufacturing, material supply, finance, human resources, quality management, etc. , mostly corresponding to the function fields in MES. In those fields, MES consultants should not only calculate the theoretical framework of this field, but also study the advanced methods and tools in this field. More importantly, they should understand the conditions, promotion steps and solutions to common problems of these theories, methods and tools in practice. For example, material demand planning is the essential knowledge of supply management, the key performance indicators of human resources, the capacity demand planning of production management, and the business process reengineering of the whole Jiangsu MES system. To do a good job in MES consulting in supply, human resources, production and other fields, it is of course necessary to have a deeper study of the theories and methods in these related fields.
Management knowledge of related industries
In order to provide more in-depth and effective consulting and services to enterprises, MES system consultants also need to select some specific industries for research, such as metallurgy, machinery manufacturing, chemical industry, clothing, shoes and hats, finance, real estate development and so on. There are obvious differences in business operation mode and management mode in different industries, and it is very helpful for MES consultants to accumulate industry knowledge.
1.？ Accumulating industry knowledge is a problem that needs to be focused on.
(1) What is the most common organization and operation mode in this industry, and what is the organization and operation mode of industry leaders?
(2) What is the most common production and marketing system in the industry, and what is the production and marketing system of the industry leader?
(3) What are the most common competitive strategies in the industry, and what are the competitive strategies of industry leaders?
(4) What are the trading methods and bargaining power of buyers and sellers in the industry?
(5) What is the overall informatization status of the industry and the informatization status of the industry leaders, and what are the most common informatization platforms and informatization strategies;
(6) What are the laws and regulations that affect this industry?