MESA hosted an Unconference session at the Invensys/Avantis-Wonderware Tech Support Symposium in October 2012. These were just intro slides for a discussion on how to achieve people excellence.

1. MESA International
Unconference Session
People Excellence
www.mesa.org

2. What is an Unconference?
• Discussion NOT
presentation
• Only the topic is set
• You ask and answer
Topic • Contributions by all
participants
• Learn from each other
Copyright 2012, MESA International

3. Who is MESA International?
MESA is…
a not-for-profit industry association,
recently merged with WBF
a global community of like-minded companies and
professionals
working to make Operations more reliable, capable and
profitable
the knowledge broker for the MES/MOM* domain globally
shaping the important discussions impacting the
enterprise solutions of tomorrow
*MES/MOM = Manufacturing Execution Systems/Manufacturing Operations Management
Manufacturers & Producers Copyright 2012, MESA International

4. What do we do in MESA?
For 20 years, companies have sent their employees to
MESA to get them contributing to, and learning from, the
important discussions taking place in industry and to
leverage what they learn to drive performance and
profitability throughout their organization.
Sharing best practices, networking with thought
leaders while gaining valuable intelligence, making
it practical to implement standards and getting
formal education.
*MES/MOM = Manufacturing Execution Systems/Manufacturing Operations Management
Manufacturers & Producers Copyright 2012, MESA International

5. Three Questions from MESA
1. Do you have all the tools and information you need to compete?
MESA’s Committees, Working Groups & Special Interest Groups
have delivered the MESA model, Guidebooks, Metrics Research:
MESA’s intellectual capital is invaluable to member companies.
2. Do your people have the baseline knowledge
they need for you to succeed?
The MESA Global Education Program (GEP) competency
training in the Operations Management (MES/MOM*) has
trained over 500 and will have certification program in 2013.
3. Are you on the path to Operations Excellence?
Even modest gains in plant performance, product quality or
operating visibility, reliability or responsiveness can save millions
of dollars. MESA is where you learn from others.

6. Unconference Evidence
Concern about Operator Skills:
Change Over Past Three Years
Less
11%
Same More
34% 55%
Source: Pursuit of Performance Excellence:
Business Success through Effective Plant Operations Metrics
© 2012 Cambashi Inc. and MESA International
Manufacturers & Producers Copyright 2012, MESA International

7. MESA Support Example
Information About Information
Personnel Classes About Persons B2MML V0500
Information About
Tests Schemas to support
business-to-
manufacturing
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Person information flows
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properties by a > by a > values for >
of >
0..n 0..n Update released by
Qualification
Test
WBF in 2011
Specification
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0..n 0..n
execution of Test
Defines a Result
Is tested procedure for
0..n by a > obtaining a > 0..n
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Personnel Person
Class Property < Maps to Property
Copyright 2012, MESA International

8. People Excellence Unconference
Your Qs & As
• Hot button issues
• Next steps for your organization
• Conundrums and conflicts
• What’s on your mind?
Copyright 2012, MESA International

9. Continue the Discussion!
www.mesa.org
Julie Fraser, Outreach Director
julie@mesa.org
508-737-2128
www.mesa.org