IDC MarketScape 2016 recognized Siemens a strong position in the global MES market (manufacturing execution systems). The strength of the Siemens MES software offering has been positioned as a leader for both capabilities and strategies in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide discrete MES 2016 Vendor assessment, that assesses the discrete MES market globally by comparing the leading vendors operating in industries such as automotive, aerospace, industrial machinery and equipment, metal fabrication, high technology and electronics and semiconductors.
The second one, Worldwide process MES 2016 Vendor assessment, assesses the process MES market globally focusing on leading vendors operating in industries such as consumer packaged goods, chemicals, metals and pharmaceuticals. Siemens’ rich set of MES offerings are part of the company’s Manufacturing operations management (MOM) portfolio and developed by its PLM software business, and represents one of the critical components of Siemens’ comprehensive digital enterprise software portfolio, aimed at the digitalization of the global manufacturing industry.