Who We Serve
ISE helps discrete manufacturers connect ERP data with real-time shop floor execution. With more than 40 years of manufacturing experience, we help executives, finance teams, operations leaders, supervisors, and IT teams gain the accurate production data they need to make better decisions.
MES for CEOs, Presidents & Manufacturing Executives
Make better decisions with a clear view of manufacturing performance.
When you’re responsible for the direction of the business, you need more than reports that tell you what happened yesterday. You need reliable information about what’s happening across your manufacturing operation now.
MV2 MES connects shop floor activity with your ERP to give manufacturing leaders greater visibility into production, labor, materials, downtime, and performance.
With MV2 MES, manufacturing executives can:
- See production performance without relying on spreadsheets or manual updates.
- Identify operational problems before they affect customers or profitability.
- Connect shop floor performance to broader business goals.
- Give teams a shared source of accurate manufacturing data.
- Make technology investments that support long-term growth and continuous improvement.
The bottom line: MV2 gives manufacturing leaders trustworthy shop floor data to make faster, more informed business decisions.
Resource for CEOs, Presidents & Manufacturing Executives
MES for CFOs & Manufacturing Finance Leaders
Connect what’s happening on the shop floor to financial performance.
Your financial picture is only as accurate as the production data behind it. When labor, materials, scrap, downtime, inventory, or WIP aren’t captured accurately, it becomes difficult to understand true manufacturing costs.
MV2 MES captures production data as work happens and connects it with your ERP, helping finance teams understand how shop floor performance affects costs, margins, and profitability.
With MV2 MES, manufacturing finance teams can:
- Improve job costing with more accurate labor and material data.
- Protect margins by identifying downtime, scrap, and other costly issues.
- Improve inventory and WIP accuracy.
- Identify production variances before they become expensive surprises.
- Connect operational improvements to financial results.
The bottom line: MV2 gives finance teams greater confidence in the manufacturing data that underpin costs, margins, inventory, and business decisions.
MES for Plant Managers & Shop Floor Supervisors
Keep production moving with a clear view of what’s happening on the shop floor.
When you’re responsible for day-to-day production, problems need attention now—not at the end of the shift. A machine goes down. A job falls behind. Material isn’t where it should be. Labor takes longer than expected. Without timely shop floor data, small disruptions can quickly affect schedules, throughput, and delivery commitments.
MV2 MES gives plant managers and shop floor supervisors visibility into job progress, labor, downtime, scrap, and production activity as work happens. Instead of walking the floor, tracking down operators, or waiting for manual updates, you can see where attention is needed and respond sooner.
With MV2 MES, plant managers and shop floor supervisors can:
- See which jobs are running, waiting, delayed, or complete.
- Identify downtime, bottlenecks, and stalled work sooner.
- Monitor labor, scrap, and production performance.
- Keep teams aligned with current production priorities.
- Compare performance across work centers, shifts, or teams.
- Give management more accurate information about shop floor performance.
The bottom line: MV2 helps plant managers and supervisors spend less time chasing updates and more time solving problems, keeping production on schedule, and getting work out the door.
MES for COOs & Manufacturing Operations Leaders
Improve throughput by seeing where production is slowing down.
Operations leaders are responsible for keeping people, machines, materials, and schedules moving together. But when production information lives in spreadsheets, paper travelers, ERP transactions, and conversations on the floor, problems can be difficult to see until they’ve already affected the schedule.
MV2 MES gives operations teams visibility into production as work moves through the plant, helping identify bottlenecks, delays, downtime, and other barriers to throughput.
With MV2 MES, operations leaders can:
Monitor production progress across jobs, work centers, shifts, or facilities.
Identify bottlenecks and recurring sources of downtime.
Compare actual performance against production expectations.
Standardize manufacturing processes and performance metrics.
Improve throughput without relying solely on additional labor or equipment.
The bottom line: MV2 helps operations leaders turn shop floor data into actionable information for improving flow, capacity, and overall manufacturing performance.
Resource for Operations Leaders
MES for CIOs & Manufacturing IT Leaders
Connect shop floor execution with your ERP and business systems.
Manufacturing IT teams are often asked to provide more data, more automation, and better system connectivity while maintaining existing infrastructure and supporting users across the business.
MV2 MES provides the connection between ERP planning and shop floor execution, helping manufacturers replace disconnected processes and manual data collection with a more integrated flow of production information.
With MV2 MES, manufacturing IT teams can:
- Connect shop floor activity with ERP data and business processes.
- Reduce reliance on spreadsheets, paper, and disconnected point solutions.
- Improve the flow of production data across the organization.
- Give users better access to manufacturing information without creating additional manual reporting.
- Support digital transformation using a scalable MES platform.
The bottom line: MV2 helps IT create a stronger connection between business systems and the shop floor without building and maintaining every solution internally.
Industries We Serve
MV2 MES is built for discrete manufacturers with complex production environments, including high-mix, low-volume, make-to-order, and engineer-to-order operations.
Industrial Equipment & Machinery
Gain control over complex production environments.
Manufacturers of industrial equipment often struggle with long lead times, custom configurations, and visibility across multiple work centers. MV2 MES provides real-time production tracking, labor collection, downtime monitoring, and work order visibility to help teams improve throughput and delivery performance.
Aerospace & Defense
Improve traceability, quality, and compliance.
Aerospace and defense manufacturers require complete visibility into materials, processes, and production history. MV2 helps organizations maintain accurate records, track quality events, monitor production performance, and support regulatory and customer compliance requirements.
Custom Manufacturing & Engineer-to-Order Operations
Manage complexity without sacrificing efficiency.
Companies producing highly customized products often struggle with inconsistent workflows and limited production visibility. MV2 enables manufacturers to track jobs in real time, improve communication between departments, and better manage resources across the shop floor.
Metal Fabrication & Machining
Reduce bottlenecks and maximize machine utilization.
Fabricators and machine shops need accurate visibility into job status, machine performance, labor efficiency, and material availability. MV2 captures real-time shop floor activity, helping manufacturers make faster decisions, improve scheduling accuracy, and optimize production capacity.
Automotive & Transportation
Increase operational efficiency and production visibility.
Automotive suppliers face constant pressure to improve quality, reduce costs, and maintain on-time delivery performance. MV2 MES helps teams identify production issues faster, monitor labor and equipment utilization, and ensure production stays on track.
Medical Device Manufacturing
Support quality-driven production environments.
Medical device manufacturers operate under strict quality expectations and documentation requirements. MV2 helps organizations improve production visibility, track critical process data, support traceability initiatives, and maintain consistent manufacturing execution.
Frequently Asked Questions About MES for Manufacturing Teams
Learn how manufacturing teams use MES to connect shop floor execution with ERP data, improve visibility, and make better decisions.
Who uses MES software in a manufacturing company?
MES software is used by people throughout a manufacturing organization, including executives, finance leaders, operations teams, plant managers, shop floor supervisors, operators, and IT teams. Each role uses MES data differently—from monitoring production and improving throughput to understanding costs and connecting shop floor activity with ERP systems.
What types of manufacturers benefit most from MES?
MES is especially valuable for discrete manufacturers with complex production environments, including high-mix, low-volume, make-to-order, and engineer-to-order operations. It helps manufacturers that need better visibility into jobs, labor, materials, downtime, quality, and production performance than their ERP system alone can provide.
How does MES help plant managers and shop floor supervisors?
MES gives plant managers and supervisors visibility into job status, labor, downtime, scrap, materials, and production activity as work happens. This helps them identify delays and bottlenecks sooner, respond to shop floor problems, keep teams aligned with production priorities, and keep work moving.
How does MES help manufacturing executives and finance teams?
MES captures actual production activity, giving executives and finance teams more reliable information about labor, materials, WIP, inventory, job costs, and operational performance. This helps leaders better understand manufacturing costs, identify opportunities for improvement, protect margins, and make decisions using data from the shop floor.
How does MES work with an ERP system?
ERP and MES serve different but connected purposes. ERP manages business processes such as orders, purchasing, inventory, planning, and financials, while MES manages and captures production execution on the shop floor. Connecting MES and ERP creates a more accurate flow of information between business planning and what’s actually happening in production.