Understanding Key Manufacturing Technologies

Comparing Connected Worker, MES, and ERP Systems

How Connected Worker, MES, and ERP solutions boost efficiency and empower workers in the modern factory?

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Enterprise Resource Planning

ERP

Coordinates production schedules, manage inventory, and streamlines supply chain logistics.

Manufacturing Execution System

MES

Manages and optimizes real-time industrial production processes and quality control.

Connected Worker Platform

CW

Support frontline workers with real-time guidance and connectivity to increase safety and autonomy.
Distinct roles in industry

How do these systems impact industrial operations?

Streamlining Resource Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning​

ERP provides comprehensive management of business processes, ensuring that all resources are optimally utilised. ERP enhances production planning, ensures accurate demand forecasting, and improves resource allocation.

Optimising Production

Manufacturing Execution System​

MES manages and monitors real-time production processes, ensuring efficiency, schedule adherence, consistent product quality, and compliance with industry standards across the shopfloor.

Empowering your Frontline

Connected Worker Platform

Connected Worker platforms streamline workflows and empower frontline workers through advanced digital technologies ( wearables, AR, AI, IoT…) by delivering real-time guidance, collaboration capabilities, and operational autonomy, enhancing accuracy, safety, and reducing errors during task execution.

Objetives, focus, and users

Key Differences ERP, MES, and CW

ERP MES CW
Objective Manage company resources and processes Optimize production processes Enhance worker productivity and safety
Focus Supply chain, inventory, and financial operations Machinery, automation, and production lines Human workforce guidance and management
Users Executives and upper management Engineers and production managers Frontline workers and team managers
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Why go for Glartek’s Connected Worker solution?

Ready to Use

Ready to Use

Out-of-the-box configuration, templates, pre-integrated (SSO, Teams, etc), offline mode, multilingual, no coding needed.

Adaptable

Adaptable

Support different devices, mobile and hands-free, according to the needs of each industry, and integrates easily with different in-house systems.

Value Innovations

High Value Innovations

Support for wearables, AR guidance, 3D models, IIoT data visualisation, ML PPE detection, auto read of gauges and lone work emergency.

Autonomy-Focus

Autonomy-Focus

Empower engineering teams to digitize operations and procedures (with AR and AI/ML) for seamless execution.

Proactive Tracking

Proactive Tracking

Real-time tracking, evidence recording, trend analysis, and continuous improvement capabilities.

Cloud-Native

Cloud-Native

Eliminates IT deployment and maintenance efforts, ensuring continuous updates and availability without disruption.
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Why people are using Glartek?

“We've been able to decrease training times, requirements, and errors. Also, now we have real-time guidance supported by digital tools increasing workers' autonomy leading to greater productivity and efficiency”.
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María Sánchez
Process Engineering at Plastic Energy
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