(Rockwell Automation: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation has released “Scaling MES Across the Enterprise,” an industry insights report based on input from 1,560 manufacturing and industrial operations decision makers in 17 countries.

The research finds that despite widespread manufacturing execution system (MES) adoption, scaling it throughout the enterprise has become the defining challenge for manufacturers seeking to drive performance, integration, and long-term value.

Most manufacturers have MES running in at least one facility. However, far fewer have made it work consistently across all sites, due to contributing factors such as disconnected systems, underutilized data, and rising operational risk, all of which are limiting the value manufacturers can extract from the investments they have already made.

Key findings from the report include:

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