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A '''Process Development Execution System (PDES)''' is a [[system]], which is used by companies to perform development activities for [[high-tech]] [[manufacturing]] processes. A PDES is similar to a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in several aspects. The central distinguishing factor is that PDESs are tailored for steering the development of a manufacturing process while MES are tailored for executing the volume production using the developed process. Therefore the focus and the toolset of a PDES is more on lower volume but higher flexibility and experimentation freedom. The tools of a MES are more focused on less variance, higher volumes, tighter control, and logistics. Both types of [[application software]] have in common that they increase [[traceability]], [[productivity]], and [[quality]] (for PDES the quality of the developed manufacturing process in contrast to the quality of the manufactured [[good (economics and accounting)]]/commodity for MES). Additionally both software types share functions including [[equipment]] tracking, [[product]] genealogy, [[Work|labor]] and item tracking, [[cost]]ing, [[electronic signature]] capture, [[defect]] and resolution monitoring, [[Executive Dashboard]]s, and other various reporting solutions.