MES Modernization Audit
In 4 weeks, deliver a board-ready audit of your shop floor's current state, ISA-95 gap analysis, build-vs-buy recommendation, and a phased modernization roadmap with ROI math.
Duration
4 weeks
Indicative price
$20K–$35K fixed
Engagement model
Productized sprint · weekly demos · acceptance criteria signed
Who it's for
Built for mid-market manufacturers stuck between paper and a $1M SI quote.
- Considering an MES purchase or replacement
- Has multiple shop-floor systems that don't talk to each other
- Wants vendor-agnostic guidance before committing $500K+ to a platform
- Doesn't want to issue a 50-vendor RFP and waste 6 months evaluating
Manufacturing Plant
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Scope by week
What's in the sprint, week by week.
- Week 1: Stakeholder interviews + plant walk
- Week 2: Tech stack audit + integration map + data flow analysis
- Week 3: Gap analysis vs ISA-95 + benchmark against 2–3 reference architectures
- Week 4: Phased roadmap + ROI model + executive presentation
Deliverables
What you walk away with
- 25-page audit report
- 45-minute executive presentation
- ISA-95 conformance scorecard
- Build-vs-buy recommendation with vendor shortlist (3 platforms)
- Phased 12–24 month roadmap with cost estimates
- Editable financial model (Excel)
Tech stack
How we build it
- Discovery interviews + plant walk (no software install required)
- Read-only access to ERP + MES (where present)
- Architecture diagrams produced in Lucidchart/Excalidraw
- ROI model in Excel + Google Sheets
The audit pays for itself by helping you avoid a $500K+ wrong purchase decision.
Discovery is a 30-minute structured conversation. No pitch. No slides.
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