<s>
Manufacturing	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
Association	I-Application
International	O
(	O
MESA	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
MESA	B-Application
International	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
worldwide	O
not-for-profit	O
community	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
companies	O
,	O
information	O
technology	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
suppliers	O
,	O
system	O
integrators	O
,	O
consulting	O
service	O
providers	O
,	O
analysts	O
,	O
editors	O
,	O
academics	O
,	O
and	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MESA	B-Application
’s	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
help	O
member	O
companies	O
improve	O
business	O
results	O
and	O
production	O
operations	O
through	O
application	O
and	O
implementation	O
of	O
information	O
technology	O
and	O
best	O
management	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MESA	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
founded	O
,	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
to	O
promote	O
Manufacturing	O
Execution	O
Systems	O
,	O
its	O
acronym	O
and	O
reach	O
was	O
later	O
broadened	O
to	O
Manufacturing	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
Association	I-Application
to	O
include	O
a	O
wider	O
scope	O
of	O
functions	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
Manufacturing	O
enterprise	O
value	O
chain	O
and	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
plant	O
floor	O
devices	O
and	O
control	O
systems	O
into	O
enterprise	O
systems	O
and	O
business	O
intelligence	O
for	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
automation	O
,	O
visibility	O
,	O
optimization	O
and	O
orchestration	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
MESA	B-Application
merged	O
with	O
WBF	O
(	O
World	O
Batch	O
Forum	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
standards	O
organization	O
responsible	O
for	O
B2MML	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
MESA	B-Application
also	O
signed	O
on	O
with	O
the	O
Open	O
O&M	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
members	O
of	O
OpenO&M	O
initiative	O
are	O
ISA	O
,	O
MESA	B-Application
,	O
MIMOSA	O
,	O
OAGi	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
OPC	O
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
MESA	B-Application
International	O
signed	O
a	O
Memorandum	O
of	O
Understanding	O
with	O
Open	O
Applications	O
Group	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
OAGi	O
)	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
both	O
organizations	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
and	O
bring	O
value	O
to	O
their	O
common	O
set	O
of	O
stakeholders	O
,	O
and	O
formalizes	O
the	O
ways	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
organization	O
can	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
's	O
committees	O
and	O
working	O
groups	O
to	O
bring	O
specific	O
expertise	O
to	O
key	O
initiatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
MESA	B-Application
releases	O
the	O
first	O
formal	O
definition	O
of	O
Smart	O
Manufacturing	O
in	O
its	O
paper	O
“	O
Smart	O
Manufacturing	O
–	O
The	O
Landscape	O
Explained	O
”	O
which	O
explains	O
the	O
relations	O
and	O
scope	O
of	O
initiatives	O
including	O
Industrial	O
Internet	O
of	O
Things	O
,	O
and	O
Industrie	O
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
MESA	B-Application
signed	O
an	O
MOU	O
with	O
The	O
Industrial	O
Internet	O
Consortium	O
(	O
IIC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
promote	O
greater	O
understanding	O
of	O
Smart	O
Manufacturing	O
(	O
SM	O
)	O
technologies	O
,	O
the	O
Manufacturing	B-Application
Enterprise	I-Application
Solutions	I-Application
Association	I-Application
(	O
MESA	B-Application
)	O
International	O
and	O
the	O
Clean	O
Energy	O
Smart	O
Manufacturing	O
Innovation	O
Institute	O
(	O
CESMII	O
)	O
announce	O
an	O
agreement	O
that	O
will	O
provide	O
CESMII-member	O
access	O
to	O
valuable	O
education	O
that	O
MESA	B-Application
has	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MESA	B-Application
members	O
participate	O
in	O
and	O
contribute	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
activities	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Creation	O
of	O
relevant	O
content	O
for	O
manufacturing/enterprise	O
integration	O
topics	O
(	O
example	O
:	O
MESA	B-Application
model	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
)	O
–	O
also	O
link	O
papers	O
for	O
MESA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MESA	B-Application
includes	O
member	O
organizations	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
participating	O
in	O
MESA	B-Application
are	O
typically	O
in	O
roles	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
MESA	B-Application
works	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
related	O
organizations	O
in	O
its	O
work	O
to	O
advance	O
best	O
practices	O
for	O
Operations	O
and	O
Maintenance	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
