Solution Study
Tuesday, September 24
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Live in Berlin
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This discussion delves into the evolving landscape of Manufacturing Execution Systems, examining their future prospects in the era of cloud computing, (gen)AI, regulatory changes, and maturing Industry 4.0 environments. It explores innovative approaches to interacting with L2 systems, the potential complementarity of low-code solutions, and more efficient methods for building and validating MES. The discussion highlights the impact of these new trends on enhancing operational agility, data integrity, and compliance, triggering considerations around new MES strategies and implementation approaches.
Ward is a director at Deloitte, based in Brussels, where he is responsible for the manufacturing consulting practice. He worked in small and large molecules production environments across the globe as a consultant, and has extensive expertise in cell -and gene manufacturing. Throughout his career, he served large and small pharmaceutical companies and has been involved in every stage of a digital transformation, from strategic planning to multi-year MES and smart factory implementations.