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Planning
Level
Execution
Level
Control
Level
Supervisory
Level
ms seconds hours days weeks month years
ERP
(Enterprise Resource Planning)
DCS
(Distributed Control System)
MES
(Manufacturing Execution System)
PLC
(Programmable Logic
Controller)
SCADA
(Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition)
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5. Capability and Deployment Dynamics AX External MES Comment
Extended Capabilities
- + Specifically designed for regulated
industries
Ease of integration
+ - No integration needed within AX
Customization
+ - Easier to customized in AX and one
system to learn
Deployment and Maintenance
Robustness – Up time
guaranteed decoupled systems
- + External system is not coupled with AX
and can be maintained independently
Cost of ownership
- + Two separate systems – multiple
infrastructure
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MESIntegration Other SolutionsDynamics AX
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