The MESA International Board of Directors has approved a major expansion of the MESA Global Education Program. We are now in the process of planning new dates in Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Singapore in the second half of 2011,– in addition to our existing countries. While we plan the next set of program dates, you can still earn your own MESA Certificate of Awareness or Certificate of Competency and join this exclusive group. The program instructs Manufacturers, Producers and Solution Providers on how to marry the power of modern Information Technologies (IT) and the process / project rigor to implement them with your operational expertise to unlock the potential within your Operations.

Why Attend?
The MESA Global Education Program aggressively addresses the knowledge gap around practically applying modern IT solutions in your plants and across your enterprise. This knowledge gap is the primary barrier to growth of the Operations Management (MES/MOM) arena. Slowing that growth inhibits the realization of the significant gains available to end users who successfully embrace MES/MOM. So, End User Manufacturers/Producers and Solution Providers alike have reason to attend these programs. Which Program? MESA’s Certificate of Competency (CoC) and Certificate of Awareness (CoA) educational programs combine training materials from a broad spectrum of relevant subject matters and courses into a single learning event. Events vary in length of class time and depth of knowledge sharing of each course, as programs are tailored to their intended audience.

• Certificate of Competency (CoC) Programs are geared toward Systems Analysts, Architects, Programmers, Project Managers and Consultants

• Certificate of Awareness (CoA) Programs cater to executives, manufacturing/operations and IT personnel and sales professionals.

Program overviews, detailed abstracts, and schedules with registration information are online at: www.mesa.org/educationprogram

MESA Explains MES Training and Certification Program

MESA International, the association of practitioners and suppliers of manufacturing enterprise solutions, has begun a training and certification program. To learn more, the association has scheduled live training on the Web in an open forum manner.

This open forum Webinar will explain the program highlights and answer your questions, such as:

- What is the difference between the Certificate of Awareness and Certificate of Competency?
- Who should attend and why?
- What is the value of the Certificates to me?
- How much will it cost and where are the programs held?
- Do you have a brief overview of the contents?
- Will there be an e-learning program?
- Who is MESA?

Title: What is the MESA Global Education Program all about?
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Register here.

MESA 2011 Conferences Announced

MESA International today announced the dates for its 2011 Conferences. The North American Conference will be held Sept. 19 to 21 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., and the European Conference will be held Nov. 8 to 10 at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, Netherlands. With the theme, “Cloudy with a Chance for Profits,” both conferences will provide attendees with a forum to network with peers and exchange strategies to drive real-time operations excellence.

Today’s fast-paced global economy significantly reduces the predictability of the supply chain environment, said John Southcott, chair, MESA International. “By increasing real-time visibility, companies can gain better control of production and more aggressively influence the cost, quality and profitability of their operations. The 2011 Conferences will address these challenges and showcase best practices for how companies are applying technology and processes to help them improve operations and drive profitability.”

MESA has also opened the call for presenters for both conferences. The call for presenters submission form for both events is available here. Interested presenters are encouraged to submit a proposed presentation title and a 250- to 300-word abstract for consideration by February 18. Speakers will be selected and notified by March 1.

More Info on MESA Training on manufacturing operations management

MESA International, an international organization promoting best practices in manufacturing execution systems (MES) and manufacturing operations management (MOM), is launching two programs this year in a series of forums that are offering MES/MOM Methodology Certificate of Competency (CoC) and MES/MOM Methodology Certificate of Awareness (CoA).

Much of the training materials are derived from the ISA-95 Best Practices Working Group’s 20 Methodology Papers and the MESA Guidebooks. This new book published by the International Society of Automation (ISA), "When Worlds Collide in Manufacturing Operations: ISA-95 Best Practices Book 2.0," is derived from the papers. The book's outline is:

Chapter 1: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for Manufacturing Overview

Chapter 2: Data Architecture for MOM: The Manufacturing Master Data Approach

Chapter 3: Building a Manufacturing Transformation Strategy with ISA-95 Methods

Chapter 4: Work Process Management for Adaptive Manufacturing

Chapter 5: B2MML, Integration Patterns, and Data Mapping

Chapter 6: Integration of Manufacturing Intelligence with MOM

Chapter 7: Lifecycle of Service Creation using the ISA-95 MOM

MESA MES/MOM Methodologies Program: MESA Certificate of Competency (CoC, 4 Days)

This MESA CoC Program is a comprehensive program of MES/MOM Methodologies courses in a 4 Day Curriculum for MES/MOM Consultants, System Analysts, Architects, Programmers, and Project Managers.

CoC Program Courses Overview:

1. Manufacturing Operations Models and Integration Standards (3 hours)

2. The Role of MES/MOM System in Continuous Improvement and the Collaborative Pull Supply Chain (2 hours)

3. Manufacturing Transformation Strategy: Maturity and Roadmap Modeling(3 hour)

4. Metric Framework for Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI): Aligning Financial and Operations Metrics (4 hours)

5. MES/MOM System Justification and ROI Assessment (4 hours)

6. MES/MOM SOW, RFP and Product Evaluation Method (4 hours)

7. Manufacturing 2.0 Architecture Overview (SOA for Manufacturing) (4 hours)

8. MES/MOM Implementation and Governance: MES/MOM System Requirement Specifications, GAMP and Industrial System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methods (4 hours)

9. MES/MOM Project Management Techniques (4 hours)

MESA MES/MOM Business Function Program: MESA Certificate of Awareness (CoA, 2 Days)

A MESA CoA Program is a high-level program of the MES/MOM Business Function courses in a 2 Day Curriculum for Executives, IT Professionals, and Manufacturing Professionals are short courses. These short courses are high-level versions of the 4 hour courses in the MES/MEM Methodology CoC Program.

CoA Program Courses

1. Strategic Relationships between MES/MOM, ERP, PLM, Supply Chain, BPM and Automation Initiatives (2 hours)

2. Market Requirement for Adaptive MES/MOM Systems based on Industry Standards (2 hours)

3. Manufacturing Transformation Strategy: Maturity and Roadmap Modeling (1 hour)

4. Justifying Manufacturing Operations System to Business Leaders (3 hours)

5. The Role of MES/MOM Systems in Continuous Improvement and the Collaborative Pull Supply Chain (1 hour)

6. Metric Framework for Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI): Aligning Financial and Operations Metrics (2 hours)

7. The Influence of Management Philosophy on MES/MOM Deployment and Governance (2 hours)

8. Choose the Right Solution: MES/MOM SOW, RFP and Product Evaluation Methods (2 hours)

9. MES/MOM Project Management Techniques (1 hours)

More information can be found on the Web here.

Course dates and locations are:

Chicago: CoC, March 7-11; CoA; March 14-15, 16-17

Sydney, Australia: CoC, April 5-8; CoA April 11-12.

Melbourne, Australia: CoA, April 14-15; CoC, April 18-21.

Philadelphia, PA: CoC, April 5-8; CoA, April 11-12

San Francisco, CA: CoA, May 5-6; CoC, May 9-12

Johannesburg, South Africa: CoC, May 4-7; CoA, May 11-12

Toronto/Mississauga, CN: CoC, May 31-June 3; 2 CoA. June 6-9

Copenhagen: COA, April 7-8

Haarlem, Netherlands: CoA, March 7 & 8

Nuneaton, UK: CoA, 28 Feb & Mar 1

Nuneaton, UK: CoC, 14-17 June

"When Worlds Collide in Manufacturing Operations: ISA-95 Best Practices Book 2.0," by Charlie Gifford, Editor and Contributing Author. ISA member price is $99.00, while non-members can purchase it for $109.00. Information can be found on the Web.

MESA Global Education Program Launches

Important initiative addresses knowledge gap in Operations Management field globally

MESA International announced the launch of the MESA Global Education Program, delivering independent competency training in the MES/MOM (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions/Manufacturing Operations Management) arena. The program aims to remove the recognized lack of wide-scale MES/MOM competency as a barrier to plant and supply chain optimization and global operations excellence.

With members in 78 countries, MESA is an independent, objective community of like-minded enterprises and people working to make Operations more reliable, capable and profitable. The MESA Global Education Program offers Certificate of Competency and Certificate of Awareness programs on different subjects and audiences. The initial programs offered focus on MES/MOM Methodologies and Business Awareness.

MESA Certificate of Competency (CoC): MES/MOM Methodologies – a 4-day, comprehensive program of MES/MOM Methodologies courses aimed at Systems Analysts, Architects, Programmers, Project Managers and Consultants.

MESA Certificate of Awareness (CoA): MES/MOM Business Awareness – a 2-day, high-level program of MES/MOM Business Functions courses geared for executives, manufacturing/operations and IT personnel and sales professionals.

Check here for course abstracts, schedules and registration information.

Locations MES/MOM Methodologies 4-day Certificate of Competency (CoC) MES/MOM Business Functions 2-day Certificate of Awareness (CoA)
Nuneaton United Kingdom June 14 – 17 February 28 – March 1
Haarlem The Netherlands March 7 – 8
Copenhagen Denmark April 7 – 8
Johannesburg South Africa May 4 – 7 May 11 – 12
Sydney Australia April 5 – 8 April 11 – 12
Melbourne Australia April 18 – 21 April 14 – 15
Chicago U.S.A. March 8 – 11 March 14 – 15, March 16 – 17
Philadelphia U.S.A. April 5 – 8 April 11 – 12, April 13 – 14
San Francisco U.S.A. May 9 – 12 May 3 – 4, May 5 – 6
Toronto/Mississauga Canada May 31 – June 3 June 6 – 7, June 8 – 9