Infor MES

Your ERP knows what you planned to make. Infor MES knows what actually happened.

Connect your shop floor with your ERP, machines, operators, inventory, quality, and maintenance through a real-time manufacturing execution platform.

Merino helps manufacturers implement and manage Infor MES to improve production visibility, standardize shop-floor processes, strengthen quality and traceability, and turn operational data into actionable insight.

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Connect planning with manufacturing execution

ERP systems manage enterprise planning, production orders, inventory, procurement, and financial processes.

But once production starts, manufacturers need a different level of visibility.

What is happening on the line?
Why did production stop?
How much was actually produced?
Where is the material?
What caused the quality issue?
How efficiently are machines and operators performing?

Infor MES provides the manufacturing execution layer between enterprise systems and the shop floor.

ERP→ Infor MES→ Machines, Sensors, Operators & Plant Equipment

By connecting these layers, manufacturers can capture production information closer to the point of activity and provide plant teams with the information needed to respond faster.

From production data to operational control

Many manufacturing operations still rely on paper records, spreadsheets, manual data entry, and disconnected plant systems.This can make it difficult to maintain consistent processes across plants and obtain accurate, timely information about production performance.

Infor MES brings key manufacturing activities into one connected environment:

Production planning and execution

Real-time production and downtime tracking

Inventory and material movement

Quality checks and process monitoring

Lot and serial traceability

Maintenance activities

Energy monitoring

OEE and operational KPIs

Operator and labor information

The result is a more connected flow of information from the shop floor to the top floor.

Platform

What Infor MES does

Production

Manage production activities with greater visibility and control.

Production scheduling and dispatch
Job and production tracking
Production counting
Downtime capture
Waste and scrap tracking
OEE monitoring
Labor tracking
Line logbooks

Quality

Build quality checks into the manufacturing process instead of relying only on inspection after production.

In-process quality checks
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Process monitoring
Non-conformance management
Corrective and preventive actions
Quality documentation
Supplier and customer complaints

Inventory & Traceability

Track materials and work-in-process throughout production, from raw material through finished product.

Material consumption
WIP visibility
Inventory movement
Label printing
Lot and serial traceability
Build genealogy
Warehouse and logistics activities

Maintenance

Connect maintenance activities with actual plant operations.

Asset management
Preventive maintenance
Corrective maintenance
Repairs and maintenance requests
Tool management
Equipment-related activities
Maintenance information linked to production

Energy

Monitor energy usage as part of manufacturing operations. Track consumption by line, shift, or product to provide greater visibility into manufacturing resource usage.

Logistics

Coordinate material movement across the manufacturing environment.

Internal material movement
Routing
Staging
Production logistics
Delivery sequencing

Tooling

Manage tools and moulds as part of the production process.

Tool and mould registers
Usage counters
Tool maintenance
Cycle-based maintenance tracking

Workflow

Digitize and standardize operational processes with configurable workflows for:

Operator guidance
Approvals
Escalations
Digital work instructions
Process enforcement
Cross-functional workflows

ERP to shop floor

One manufacturing view. From ERP to shop floor.

Infor MES helps connect enterprise planning with real-time plant execution.

ERP	Infor MES	Shop Floor
Production orders	Production execution	Machines
BOMs & routings	Production tracking	PLCs
Enterprise inventory	Material consumption	Sensors
Planning	OEE & performance	Equipment
Business transactions	Quality & traceability	Operators
Cost information	Maintenance activities	Production lines

This creates a continuous information flow between business planning, manufacturing execution, and plant operations.

Visibility

Improve the metrics that matter

With real-time manufacturing information, teams can gain better visibility into:

Production Performance

Monitor production attainment, downtime, throughput, and OEE.

Quality

Capture quality information at the point of production and identify process issues earlier.

Traceability

Connect materials, production activities, equipment, and finished products for stronger genealogy.

Inventory & WIP

Improve visibility into material consumption and work-in-process.

Asset Utilization

Understand equipment performance, downtime, maintenance activity, and availability.

Operational Standardization

Apply consistent processes, KPIs, and reporting across manufacturing operations.

IT meets OT

Built for connected manufacturing

Infor MES supports the convergence of IT and OT, connecting enterprise systems with plant-level operations. It can integrate with Infor ERP environments and connect manufacturing processes with plant equipment and IoT technologies — a foundation for manufacturers moving toward smart manufacturing.

Manual Data

→

Connected Data

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Real-Time Visibility

→

Intelligent Operations

As manufacturers build their smart manufacturing strategy, reliable operational data becomes an important foundation for analytics, automation, and AI-enabled improvement.

Rollout strategy

Start with one plant. Scale across your manufacturing network.

MES adoption doesn't have to mean changing every manufacturing process at once. A phased approach can begin with a specific plant, production line, or business challenge and expand as requirements evolve.

Assess

Evaluate your current manufacturing environment.

Shop-floor data capture
OEE and KPI measurement
Quality and traceability
Maintenance
ERP integration

Prioritize

Identify the processes where MES can provide the greatest operational visibility and control.

Implement

Configure the required Infor MES capabilities around your manufacturing processes and integrate them with your existing enterprise environment.

Scale

Extend the solution across plants while establishing common processes, data, KPIs, and operational practices.

Support

Continue improving and supporting the MES environment through ongoing application and managed services.

Implementation partner

Why Merino for Infor MES?

As an Infor Global Alliance Partner, Merino brings extensive experience across Infor solutions and manufacturing environments. Our capabilities combine MES implementation, ERP knowledge, manufacturing process understanding, integration, and ongoing application support.

19+ YearsIT consulting & implementation experience

410+Enterprise customers

350+Consultants

44+Countries with project experience

50+Cloud implementations across 107 sites

7Global offices

CMMI Level 3Process maturity

ISO 9001:2015,
ISO 27001:2022Quality & Information Security

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Infor MES?

Infor Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a plant-level manufacturing platform that manages and monitors production operations in real time. It connects manufacturing processes with enterprise systems, equipment, operators, inventory, quality, and maintenance.

How does Infor MES work with ERP?

ERP manages enterprise planning and business transactions, while MES focuses on manufacturing execution. Infor MES connects production orders and related enterprise information with real-time shop-floor activities and production results.

What modules are available in Infor MES?

Infor MES includes Production, Quality, Inventory, Maintenance, Energy, Logistics, Tooling, and Workflow capabilities. These can be configured according to the manufacturer's operational requirements.

Can Infor MES support multiple plants?

Yes. Infor MES supports manufacturing environments where standardized processes, KPIs, reporting, and operational visibility are required across multiple sites.

Can Infor MES connect with machines and plant equipment?

Infor MES can connect manufacturing operations with plant equipment, automation systems, PLCs, sensors, and other sources of operational data, helping bring shop-floor information into the manufacturing execution environment.

What does Merino provide?

Merino provides Infor MES consulting, implementation, integration, rollout, and managed services, helping manufacturers plan, deploy, and continuously improve their MES environment.