MES, MOM & Shop-Floor Data Systems worked example

Connected Work Order Coverage at 99% target mes coverage rate: a worked example

Push target mes coverage rate up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use to track MES adoption progress during phased rollouts. Shows what share of production is managed digitally vs. still running on paper travelers or manual scheduling systems.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Work orders executed through MES: 340 orders (unchanged)
  • Total work orders issued: 425 orders (unchanged)
  • Target MES coverage rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (MES coverage rate = (work orders through MES / total work orders issued) x 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 80 % for mes work order coverage rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19 points for gap to mes coverage target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 340 count for work orders through mes.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 425 count for total work orders issued.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target mes coverage rate sits at 90% and the headline result is 80 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 80 %.
  • It computes the percentage of total issued work orders that were executed through the MES and the point gap between that coverage and your target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • MES work order coverage rate: 80 % (headline result)
  • Gap to MES coverage target: 19 points
  • Work orders through MES: 340 count
  • Total work orders issued: 425 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Connected Work Order Coverage calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.