Why Supply Chain Planning and MES/MOM Must Work Together

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face".

In modern manufacturing, these "punches" come in the form of internal disruptions - like machine breakdowns and labour shortages - and external shocks, such as geopolitical tensions and climate-related events. Despite these risks, 50% to 70% of manufacturing organizations still rely on manual spreadsheets or outdated, stand-alone methods for production scheduling. This disconnect between the "perfect plan" and shop-floor reality often leads to increased costs, missed deadlines, and lost revenue.

This webinar explores how integrating Supply Chain Planning (SCP) with Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) creates a resilient, data-driven digital thread. We will dive into how a unified, collaborative virtual twin allows organizations to "schedule what they plan and execute what they schedule" by synchronizing data across all time horizons - from long-term strategic planning to real-time execution.

Why Its important:

• Mitigating High Financial Risk: Significant disruptions occur every few years and can reduce a firm’s cumulative EBITDA by as much as 42% over a decade.
• Eliminating Legacy Inefficiencies: Relying on manual, static tools like Excel leads to non-integrated processes that are time-consuming and difficult to prioritize.
• Bridging the Execution Gap: Integration ensures that shop-floor realities, such as scrapped materials or missed deliveries, are immediately reflected in the production schedule.
• Enabling Rapid Reactivity: A synchronized system allows for the fastest possible response to non-conformities, moving from a shop-floor alert to a rescheduled plan in real-time.
• Building Global Resilience: Unified digital threads are essential for navigating complex external shifts like trade policy changes and near-shoring challenges.

What you’ll learn/why you should attend

• Modernizing Planning Tools: Discover how to transition from manual, stand-alone spreadsheets to automated, dynamic scheduling and assignment optimization.
• Understanding MOM vs. MES: Learn why MOM is a broader, more effective framework than traditional MES, encompassing quality execution, maintenance, and multi-site governance.
• Leveraging the Virtual Twin: Understand how extending the virtual twin from design to execution reduces lead times by up to 58%.
• Achieving Vertical Integration: Learn to synchronize tactical, operational, and strategic planning levels to better understand and manage your bottlenecks.
• Real-World Business Impact: Review quantifiable benefits achieved by industry leaders, including a 15% reduction in production costs and an 80% reduction in planning effort.

Speakers

Michael J. Bradford

DELMIA Strategic Business Development and Marketing Director

Dassault Systemes

Michael J. Bradford, CIRM, has over 35 years of experience in Manufacturing and Information Technologies as an IT Manager, Materials Manager, Management Consultant, Software Consultant, Business Owner and part-time college instructor. He is currently the Strategic Business Development Director for the DELMIA brand of Dassault Systèmes. Mike is a member of ASCM (the Association for Supply Chain Management – formerly APICS), AIAG (the Automotive Industry Action Group), MESA (The Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association and MLC (the Manufacturing Leadership Council.) He has contributed to multiple industry work groups, spoken at numerous industry workshops and conferences, and been published in multiple trade magazines.

Moderator

Megan Kelly

Deputy Editor

Automotive Logistics

Megan Kelly is deputy editor of Automotive Logistics, where she contributes to the overall editorial strategy and is responsible for the creation and publication of daily digital content including original news, features, special reports and newsletters, and quarterly print publications of Automotive Logistics’ magazines.

Megan is also responsible for growing expert audiences across events and publications and is on the ground at many of Automotive Logistics’ events to moderate panel sessions and network.

Megan has seven years of experience in journalism and media and has been covering the automotive industry since 2023. She has a Master of Magazine Journalism from City St George’s University of London.

Sponsor

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