Food manufacturers today face constant pressure to do more with less—improve yield, reduce waste, ensure traceability, and scale across multiple facilities. But without the right digital infrastructure in place, these goals are difficult to achieve. That’s where MES and MOM come into play.
In this post, we’ll explain the difference between Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)—and why this distinction matters for companies looking to modernize.
We’ll also introduce a free white paper that outlines a proven methodology for implementing MES in food production and showcases real-world results from Cargill and Gedik Piliç.
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What Is the Difference Between MES and MOM in Food Manufacturing?
By Kathy Barbeire on May 13, 2025 10:28:29 AM
Topics: food traceability food manufacturing software manufacturing execution system yield optimization in food production MES vs MOM digital transformation in food processing erp integration in food manufacturing
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Join us at the CYNERGY Pavilion at IPPE in Hall C-12825
By Kathy Barbeire on Dec 13, 2022 4:06:18 PM
Topics: mes software food manufacturing software continuous improvement software manufacturing operations management software ctb food supplychain solutions improving manufacturing performance digitized plant floor
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CAT Squared Joins CTB Family
By Kathy Barbeire on Sep 17, 2018 4:34:41 PM
Topics: manufacturing technology mom software supply chain software food manufacturing software manufacturing execution system ctb food supplychain solutions
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Cargill Meats Thailand Promotes New Technology Adoption
By Kathy Barbeire on Mar 23, 2018 1:03:19 PM
On March 20, Cargill Thailand hosted CMT / CAT Squared Modernization Day, a technology event promoting to their employees the work Cargill Meats Thailand is doing with CAT Squared and SAP. CAT Squared specializes in developing MES (manufacturing executions systems) that manages a company’s plant floor and interfaces production data into ERP systems like SAP ERP.
Topics: technology adoption food manufacturing software continuous improvement software
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CAT Squared Keeps Mar-Jac Poultry Compliant with State Regulations
By Kathy Barbeire on Dec 19, 2017 2:46:35 PM
For industrial-scale food producers, staying compliant with a patchwork of state, federal, and international regulations is challenging. The State of Alabama requires commercial manufacturing operations like Mar-Jac to maintain National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) certification on their weighing and measuring instruments. Not only do the scales and other hardware devices themselves need to be certified, but the software reading data from these devices must also conform to the standards of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, ensuring the manufacturer’s data is accurate.
Topics: Labeling manufacturing technology plant-floor software food manufacturing software labeling system regulatory compliance ntep certified system
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Video Explains CAT Squared MES Benefits
By Kathy Barbeire on Dec 15, 2017 10:59:37 AM
Topics: plant floor optimization erp integration mom software plant-floor software supply chain software manufacturing software food manufacturing software continuous improvement software
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Improving Quality Control with Real-Time SPC
By Kathy Barbeire on Aug 7, 2017 11:26:39 AM
In July, CAT Squared released an update to their SPC software that empowers plant-floor operators with real-time SPC trending data and charts. Production staff can now make adjustments to their plant-floor processes and immediately see how those adjustments impact the quality of the product.
Topics: plant floor optimization continuous improvement statistical process control real-time spc data plant-floor software food manufacturing software executive dashboards
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How Do You Know If You Can Trust Your Data?
By Kathy Barbeire on Jun 22, 2017 1:47:45 PM
There's serious money at stake if weights and measures are off, even by a little. During a previous implementation, we found that one of our customers was averaging four ounces of giveaway per case of product. On one of their top-selling items, they were giving away $2 per box and were producing thousands of overweight cases each day. This discovery was possible through a combination of our FSQM software and properly calibrated weighing systems that run off our scale interface software. But how can you trust that this data is accurate?
Topics: real-time data food manufacturing software manufacturing execution system ntep certified system weigh and label system
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Partnership Delivers Prescriptive Analytics to Food Manufacturers
By Kathy Barbeire on May 18, 2017 12:51:17 PM
CAT Squared is proud to announce a new partnership with AIMMS, an award-winning vendor of Prescriptive Analytics software, and UniSoma, a leading provider of Advanced Planning solutions. The partnership will enable AIMMS, UniSoma and CAT Squared to provision prescriptive analytics applications for food processing and production companies.
Topics: planning software continuous improvement production planning prescriptive analytics production and inventory reports manufacturing software food manufacturing automation food manufacturing AI production scheduling real-time data food manufacturing software continuous improvement software
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ABC Costing Case Study for Food Manufacturers
By Kathy Barbeire on Apr 6, 2017 3:38:30 PM
To maximize profitability, companies must have a firm grasp of what it costs to manufacture and process each product. This becomes increasingly challenging for large companies with thousands of employees and long supply chains or multiple manufacturing plants. This study demonstrates a return on investment of less than just a few months of full integration of CAT Squared's costing system.