“Introducing MESA and the 
India Working Group”
Eighth ARC India Forum, Hyderabad July 2010
“Achieving Business Excellence through IT and                         
Automation Solutions” 
Kamal Ajitsaria
MESA India Member
Cognizant
kamal.ajitsaria@cognizant.com
Satya Sahu
MESA India Member
SAP
satya.narayan.sahu@sap.com
Photograph 
of Speaker
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Agenda
Introduction to MESA International
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What is MESA?
 MESA International is a global community of 
manufacturers, producers, industry leaders and 
solution providers who are focused on improving 
Operations Management capabilities through the 
effective application of technology solutions and best 
practices. We accomplish this through the following: 
• Collect, share and publish best practices and guidance to drive greater 
productivity and the overall profitability of the manufacturing enterprise 
• Facilitate innovation and collaboration to enable the real-time enterprise 
and Plant to Enterprise (P2E) integration 
• Enable members to network, contribute, cultivate understanding, and 
exchange strategies to drive operations excellence
* MESA is a not-for-profit organization
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MESA’s Evolution
MESA-11 Honeycomb (1990's)
Collaborative Manufacturing (2004)
Strategic Initiatives (2009)
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MESA Membership & Organization
 Nearly 4000 members in 85 countries
 1000+ manufacturers/producer companies
 Over 50% members >$2B in revenue
 25,000+ opt-in distribution list
 Manufacturing Membership
• ~33% Operations leaders
• ~33% IT
• ~16% Finance
• ~17% Engineering/Process
 Regional Split
• 58% from North America
• 22% from Europe
• 16% from Asia Pacific
• 4% other
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MESAAPACAustralia & New ZealandChinaIndiaKoreaSingaporeTechnicalCommitteeMarketingCommitteeConferenceCommitteesMetric CommitteesMESAAmericasMESAEMEAMESA InternationalWebsiteCommitteeExpansionCommittees
Information Solutions for Sustainable 
Manufacturing
Relevance of SOA in Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing Guidebook
PLM Guidebook
Real-time Enterprise Guidebook
 Quality & Regulatory Compliance Guidebook
MESA Activities & Deliverables
Papers, Guidebooks, Training Content
Major Research Projects
Value-based Justification of Mfg Systems
 Mfg Metrics Correlated to Business 
Metrics
Eco-Efficiency Research
Interoperability Standards definition
Webcasts
SOA Webcast
Resource Consumption Accounting
Asset Performance Management
Lean Manufacturing Systems
PLM & Manufacturing Systems
 Quality & Regulatory Compliance
The Real Time Enterprise
Respected Source of Domain 
Expertise
“Ask the Experts” column for Managing 
Automation
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MESA APAC Survey – Key Findings
www.mesa.org
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10.20%6.12%18.37%8.16%18.37%38.78%Industry VerticalsF&B / CGLife SciencesElectronicsAutomotive, A&DM3Other (O&G, W&WW, etc)11.29%24.19%27.42%8.06%20.97%8.06%Respondent LocationChinaIndiaAustraliaKoreaMultiple locationsOther5.41%21.62%45.95%27.03%0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%Not considered at allConsidered but not embracedEmbraced by minorityEmbraced by majorityMES Adoption in Organization6.25%21.88%59.38%12.50%0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%No benefit at allCosts outweigh benefitsBenefits outweigh costsBenefits significantly outweigh costsMES Costs versus BenefitsBetter insight into production and WIP12.81%Dashboard: log and report KPIs10.84%Better insight into production performance (OEE/TPM)10.84%Operational excellence10.34%Integration with ERP9.85%Increase product quality8.37%Decrease production costs8.37%Integration of office and plant6.90%Reduction of ‘time-to-market’5.91%Regulatory compliance5.91%Environmental compliance4.93%Integration with maintenance system4.93%Realized / Expected Benefits of MES
MESA – India Working Group
 Established in 2008
 Working Group Members from
• Cognizant, CSC, HCL, Invensys, KPIT Cummins, 
L&T Infotech, Mindtree, Performix, Rockwell, 
SAP, Schneider Electric, TCS, Wipro
 MESA India Membership Snapshot
• ~ 300 members
• 18% manufacturing / producing companies
• 76% solution providing companies
Collaborate @ MESA India 
LinkedIn Group
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