Manufacturers invest heavily in ERP, MRP, MES and QMS systems to plan, schedule and monitor production. Yet even with all of this technology, many still struggle with variation between shifts, unexpected quality issues and increasing pressure to prove compliance. Dashboards may look healthy, but the results on the shop floor often tell a different story.
This is because the systems most factories rely on were never designed to capture the moment that matters most: the execution layer.
The execution layer is where real work happens. The human actions, checks and decisions that determine whether a process is carried out safely, correctly and consistently. When this layer is invisible, small variations go unnoticed, investigations take longer and waste becomes difficult to prevent. And without accurate execution data, true AI-ready operations remain out of reach.
Our video below explains this visibility gap and shows why capturing the execution layer is now essential for modern manufacturing.
Watch the video to understand:
- Why ERP, MRP, MES and QMS only tell part of the story
- How execution drift causes variation, waste and quality issues
- Why paper-based SOPs and checklists can’t provide real traceability
- How digital SOPs close the gap between planning and reality
- The impact of capturing real execution data on compliance and productivity
- Why the execution layer is the foundation for AI-ready operations
Why the Execution Layer Matters More Than Ever
Manufacturers need consistency, traceability and repeatability across every shift. By digitising the execution layer, organisations gain the data they’ve historically been missing: clear evidence of how work was performed, where variation began and how to prevent it in the future.
This is the difference between reacting to problems and preventing them.
Download our free ebook to find out more about how you can the execution data gap: Beyond ERP, MRP & MES: Closing the Gap Between Planning and Reality to Enable AI-Ready Operations
