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A PDES is similar to a [[Manufacturing Execution Systems]] (MES) in several ways. The key distinguishing factor of a PDES is that it is tailored for steering the development of a manufacturing process, while MES is tailored for executing the volume production using the developed process. Therefore, the toolset and focus of a PDES is on lower volume but higher flexibility and experimentation freedom. The tools of an MES are more focused on less variance, higher volumes, tighter control and logistics. Both types of [[application software]] increase [[traceability]], [[productivity]], and [[Quality (business)|quality]] of the delivered result. For PDESs quality refers to the capability of the process to perform without failure under a wide range of conditions, i.e. the robustness of the developed manufacturing process. For MESs quality refers to the quality of the manufactured [[good (economics and accounting)]]/commodity. Additionally both software types share functions including equipment tracking, [[Product (business)|product]] genealogy, labour and item tracking, costing, [[electronic signature]] capture, [[defect]] and resolution monitoring, [[Executive Dashboard]]s, and other various reporting solutions.

In contrast to [[Product Lifecycle Management|PLM]] systems, PDES typically address the collaboration and innovation challenges with a bottom-up approach. They start-out with the details of manufacturing technologies (like [[Product and Process Lifecycle ManagementProduct_lifecycle_management#Product_and_process_lifecycle_management_.28PPLM.29|PPLM]]), a single manufacturing step with all its physical aware parameterization and integrating steps into sequences, into devices, into systems, etc.

Other rather similar software categories are [[LIMS|Laboratory Information Management Systems]] (LIMS) and [[Laboratory Information System]] (LIS). PDESs’ offer a wider set of functionalities e.g. virtual manufacturing techniques, while they are typically not integrated with the equipment in the laboratory.

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* [[Laboratory information system|Laboratory information system (LIS)]]

* [[Microelectromechanical systems]]

* [[ProductionProduct Information Management|ProductionProduct Information Management System (PIMS)]]

== References ==