Best Manufacturing Execution Systems in Japan
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What are Manufacturing Execution Systems in Japan?
Manufacturing execution systems (MES) are software solutions designed to monitor, track, and control manufacturing processes on the shop floor. These systems provide real-time visibility into production activities, enabling manufacturers to optimize processes, improve efficiency, and ensure product quality. MES platforms typically include features like production scheduling, inventory management, quality control, equipment monitoring, and data collection. By using MES, manufacturers can streamline operations, reduce downtime, improve resource utilization, and maintain better control over production workflows. Compare and read user reviews of the best Manufacturing Execution systems in Japan currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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Epicor Connected Process Control
Epicor Software
Epicor Connected Process Control (CPC), formerly eFlex Systems, provides manufacturers a flexible, no-code/low-code MES solution. No programming or special skills required. Digital work instructions, with multi-media capabilities, along with the ability to integrate virtually any device with communication capabilities, provides 100% historical record of the product and the process. Providing data insight, from production reports, to part history, quality summary and more — address issues quickly, minimize waste and disruptions. Whether you start small in subassembly areas, an entire line, or apply enterprise wide - we work with manufacturers of all sizes and needs. Hosted on prem or in the cloud, you decide what's best for your operations. -
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Odoo
Odoo
Odoo is a fully integrated, customizable, open-source software packed with hundreds of expertly designed business applications. Odoo’s intuitive database is able to meet a majority of business needs, such as: CRM, Sales, Project, Manufacturing, Inventory, and Accounting, just to name a few. Odoo is an all-in-one software solution designed to meet the needs of companies, regardless of their size (or budget). The unbeatable, seamless nature of Odoo helps businesses become more efficient by reducing redundant manual processes, which helps companies save countless hours of labor. Every module is interconnected to provide a fully-integrated experience from app to app, and users can automate many processes that would’ve otherwise required manual inputs into multiple applications. Odoo keeps all business functions in one place, allowing teams to collaborate with other departments from one unified platform in the most efficient way possible.Starting Price: $25.00/month/user -
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Shoplogix Smart Factory Platform
Shoplogix
Shoplogix is a smart, scalable platform trusted by manufacturers worldwide for over 20 years. It transforms real-time machine and production data into actionable insights, helping teams uncover hidden losses and drive rapid ROI. Features include intuitive visual dashboards, integrated analytics, and real-time alerts for fast, informed decisions. Shoplogix connects to any machine type, tracking downtime, scrap, throughput, and setup stages. Operators and managers can quickly spot issues, launch action plans, and improve efficiency on the fly. With built-in continuous improvement tools and seamless scaling from one line to multi-plant operations, Shoplogix empowers your team to eliminate bottlenecks, boost OEE, and achieve lasting operational excellence. -
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Evocon
Evocon
Trusted by manufacturers worldwide, Evocon is a simple and easy-to-use OEE software that helps manufacturing companies improve their production efficiency and reduce waste. The system enables automated data collection, real-time data visualization, downtime tracking, bottleneck identification, and performance monitoring. With Evocon, you get all the tools you need to improve OEE and understand what is actually going on in your production processes.Starting Price: €159/month, per machine -
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Flowlens
Flowlens
Flowlens - built by a small business, designed for small businesses. Flowlens is end-to-end business management software designed specifically for growing SME manufacturers around the world. Whether you’re scaling production, managing complex supply chains, or improving customer service, Flowlens brings your people, processes, and data together in one connected platform. With Flowlens, you can: • Centralize your business information in one secure, cloud-based system • Manage customers, suppliers, and inventory with complete visibility • Streamline production and capacity planning • Automatically identify stock shortages and create purchase orders • Handle multi-level BOMs and production routings with ease • Manage unlimited SKUs across your product lines • Maintain traceability and quality compliance • Control multi-site and multi-level stock operations • Deliver exceptional after-sales service with full product history • Integrate seamlessly with Xero, QuickBooks and Sage.Starting Price: £39/user/month -
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Katana Cloud Inventory
Katana Cloud Inventory
Katana's Cloud Inventory Platform gives you a centralized view of your inventory to maintain optimal stock levels across all your locations and efficiently track products available for sale. Easily manage incoming orders from all your sales channels and issue purchase orders directly from Katana to ensure restocking at the right time and in the right quantities. Seamlessly integrate Katana with your e-commerce, accounting, and other business software to automate repetitive tasks and get real-time visibility over your daily operations and business performance. Main features: *Real-time inventory insights *Built-in purchase order management *Omnichannel sales management *Manufacturing operations management *Financial visibility and cloud accountingStarting Price: $179/month -
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FrameworX
Tatsoft
Tatsoft's FrameworX is a complete SCADA and IIoT platform for edge-to-enterprise industrial applications. It unifies operations, data, and AI under one scalable, .NET-based architecture. FrameworX includes AI Designer, built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Through 18 specialized MCP tools, AI works directly inside the Designer IDE in real time, configuring tags, alarms, historian, devices, displays, and scripts in one session. Engineers report 2x to 10x faster configuration. Works natively with Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible model. The platform includes real-time data modeling, historian, alarms, reports, audit trails, scripting in C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, and Python, plus 100+ native drivers for PLCs, DCS, OPC, and MQTT. Deploy anywhere with zero client installs and full web, mobile, and desktop access. Every module included from day one. Proven in 5,000+ global deployments across mission-critical industries.Starting Price: $750 -
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Eyelit
Eyelit Technologies
Eyelit software provides a fully-integrated, collaborative manufacturing solution for optimizing manufacturing execution, supply chain coordination, asset utilization, and quality management. Eyelit is a recognized leader in providing “out-of-the-box” capabilities that are quickly deployed and has a strong track record of satisfying functionality needs and achieving project goals with little or no customization. At the heart of our solutions is Eyelit MES, the core system augmented by optional modules. Those share the same event-based workflow engine throughout the product suite, with configurable scenarios that evaluate current conditions to control and direct activities. The Eyelit Automation/Integration and Enterprise modules support the wide spectrum of integration and automation capabilities for Industry 4.0 initiatives and connectivity throughout the entire scope of vertical and horizontal value chains of data. -
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Cetec ERP
Cetec ERP
Cetec ERP is a production-focused, high value, cloud ERP for SMB manufacturing companies. It is built to help manufacturers solve their most difficult challenges, and run their business efficiently. As a web-native, Saas ERP solution, Cetec ERP is nimble and intuitive for users, and robust and flexible in functionality to adequately support a wide range of manufacturing processes. Cetec ERP helps to manage the manufacturing business end to end in a fully integrated, streamlined workflow - including complex BOMs in engineering, CRM, quoting and job costing, scheduling, production management tools, shop floor and order tracking, quality, inventory management, and accounting. It is designed for a dynamic, complex manufacturing environment, and excels in highly regulated industries such as aerospace/defense and medical devices. Services are offered on a monthly subscription basis that includes support via email, phone and through other online resources.Starting Price: $50.00/month/user -
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SAP Business ByDesign
Navigator Business Solutions
The right ERP system for Life Sciences, Consumer Products & Distribution companies that are focused on growth and their systems are holding them back. Built for early-stage to mid-market companies that plan to grow. SAP Business ByDesign is a complete, cloud-based ERP solution for fast-growing, start-up to mid-market businesses and subsidiaries that want to scale without the complexity and unnecessary cost. With SAP Business ByDesign, you get an affordable way to manage your entire business as an integrated whole, from accounting and financials, purchasing, inventory, sales, and customer support, all the way to operations, logistics, project management, and human resources. 36 End-to-End Process Scenarios built-in Operational Performance Sourcing & Procurement Project Management Reporting & Analytics Accounting & Finance CRM, Sales, & Marketing Service Support Human resources (Suite-in-a-Box)Starting Price: $22 per/user/month -
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QAD Redzone
QAD
Redzone has taken the food, beverage, and CPG manufacturing markets by storm with a digital production system that was purpose built for lean manufacturing and continuous improvement. By empowering frontline workers as their productivity engine, customers regularly post and sustain 30+% productivity uplifts following their first 90-day deployment. Typical Outcomes: - Rapid double-digit productivity improvements - A collaborative workforce engagement system that reduces turnover - A culture of continuous improvement driven by your workers and sustained over the long term With specific modules for production, quality and maintenance all built on a social/mobile platform for everyone-to-everyone collaboration, you'll connect all levels of the business to catch concerns before they become issues and get them fixed! -
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Masterplan ERP
Masterplan ERP Inc.
Masterplan helps you run efficiently by integrating every facet of your business. Dig deep into your data and find the secrets to your company’s successes and discover ways to drive growth. -
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Axelor
Axelor
Axelor is an Open Source business application suite that reinvents enterprise management. Built on a Low Code/No Code approach, it natively integrates key tools for digital transformation: ERP & CRM, BPM & workflows, BI & Analytics, web portals & CMS. The Axelor platform offers over 1500 ready-to-use connectors. Axelor provides specialized ERPs designed for various sectors: Industry & Manufacturing: Axelor Factory Services, Consulting & Construction: Axelor Service Retail & Distribution: Axelor Commerce Low Code Platform: Axelor Platform Enjoy a modern design and intuitive navigation. Unlike traditional management solutions, Axelor combines ease of use, simplicity and efficiency. Discover a new approach for an unequalled flexibility. Thanks to the integrated BPM, you can adapt in real time, with simple configurations and very few custom developments your application to business changes.Starting Price: 35€ per month per user -
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Tundra
Yeti Forge Technologies Ltd.
Tundra is a specialised system designed for the manufacturing sector, addressing the unique needs of Precision Engineering, Surface Treatments, and Additive Manufacturing. With evolving operations, companies enhance in-house capabilities by integrating value-added services across multiple disciplines, eliminating the need for separate software for each area. Transform your production process and get the customised support you need to thrive in today’s competitive landscape. Tundra is uniquely equipped to meet the needs of Engineering and Surface Treatments while fully supporting the demands of each discipline. With over 40 years of experience serving clients from SMEs to OEMs like Airbus and Bentley Motors, we know what it takes to help companies of all sizes succeed.Starting Price: £35/user/month -
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Prodsmart
Prodsmart
Prodsmart is the SMB manufacturers gateway to digitization. Its a complete, modular solution that gets any production environment ready for the future of manufacturing. Prodsmart empowers SMBs with data. By gathering insight on their entire production, Prodsmart helps them fully understand their environment, optimize their operations and respond to change quickly. This gives SMBs the confidence to make decisions based on data, negotiate from a position of strength, and fuel business growth.Starting Price: $600 per month. Unlimited users & unlimited devices. -
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Tulip
Tulip
Tulip's flexible, no-code frontline operations platform helps manufacturers create front-end applications that guide operators, collect data from workers, machines, and devices, and track metrics against your KPIs. With Tulip, companies can digitally transform their operations in days, gaining real-time visibility of their operations to increase productivity, reduce errors, and drive continuous improvement.Starting Price: $1,200 per year -
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SwipeGuide
SwipeGuide
It’s time to simplify the way people work and learn at the frontline. SwipeGuide is the frontline 'how-to' platform for collaborative and connected work at scale. The clear-cut platform helps you drive operational excellence through standard work and frontline skills development, hassle-free (we promise). ✓ Coordinate instructions, checklists, and frontline know-how to prevent errors and keep every process running smoothly. ✓ Standardize 50 different ways of doing the same thing. ✓ Capture improvements and share data driven best practices across teams to drive efficiency and continuous improvement. ✓ Motivate frontline teams to develop skills proactively and simplify shop floor training through dynamic skills management. → Simply put: SwipeGuide captures the know-how of the best to remove the guesswork from the rest. Every task done right. No matter who. No matter what. That’s our groove - hope you like it. SwipeGuide is trusted by industrial frontrunners arStarting Price: $425/month -
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Predator Software
Predator Software
Since 1994, Predator Software focuses on automating manufacturers worldwide with innovative and award-winning software applications. Predator Software is an industry leader in Industry 4.0, lean manufacturing, industrial networking solutions and automation via shop floor control or SFC. Predator's SFC technologies include CNC networking, machine monitoring, OEE, production data management, data collection, machine simulation & verification, tool & gage crib management, traveler management, CNC post processing, flexible manufacturing systems and robotic cell control software.Starting Price: $250 -
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NoMuda VisualFactory
NoMuda
NoMuda VisualFactory is the Lean Manufacturing Software that helps high variety, high value and complex assembly manufacturers implement lean best practice in a simple, standardized and sustainable way. Our customers get better control over their shop floor operations with 6-10% productivity increases whilst eliminating manufacturing errors and providing real time visibility of production status to the Shop Floor and Management. We work with some of the largest manufacturers in the world with installations throughout North America, Europe, India and China. -
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Predator RCM
Predator Software
Predator RCM software is a flexible robotic cell controller and scheduler designed to automate a cell of CNC Machines, robots, CMMs, gage inspections, part markers, part cleaners and other manufacturing equipment. Predator RCM provides lights out operation and production with flexible manufacturing and complete automation. Predator RCM schedules the robot to load and unload every CNC machine, CMM and work center within the cell. Hands free operation from raw material to finished parts. Predator RCM supports a wide range of pallets, tooling, RFID tags, load stations, unload stations, part washing and more. Maximize the productivity of your CNC machines while reducing the number of operators/labor required. With proper fixtures and robotic grippers, Predator RCM is capable of robotic machine tending (machine loading and unloading) any type of machine. Common machine types include CNC machines, CMMs, laser markers, part washers and other manufacturing and inspection processes.Starting Price: $5,500 -
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Aizon
Aizon
Aizon: Intelligent GxP Manufacturing Aizon enables pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers to transform operations with AI-powered solutions purpose-built for GxP environments. Our platform helps reduce variability, increase yield, and ensure product quality—consistently and at scale. Aizon Execute — Intelligent Batch Record (iBR): Digitize manufacturing in weeks, not months, reducing deviations and accelerating batch release. Aizon Unify — Contextualized Intelligent Lakehouse: Integrate and contextualize data across systems and sites to drive actionable insights for manufacturing excellence. Aizon Predict — GxP AI Industrialization: Deploy predictive AI to optimize critical process parameters, improve Right-First-Time rates, and boost yield. With Aizon, manufacturers move beyond compliance to achieve operational intelligence—analyzing the past, mastering the present, and shaping the future of production. -
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FactoryLogix
Aegis Industrial Software
FactoryLogix by Aegis Software is redefining the concept of Manufacturing Execution Software (MES). FactoryLogix delivers state-of-the-art technology with an integrated suite of software modules to transform manufacturing operations. As an end-to-end platform, FactoryLogix covers the entire manufacturing lifecycle--from product launch to material logistics, manufacturing execution, up to powerful analytics and dashboards--giving manufacturers the speed, visibility, and control needed for competitive advantage. -
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KITARON
Geosoft Systems
KITARON Explore is a limited version of the KITARON ERP&MES system that enables management and control in real-time all the logistical needs of the organization. such as customers, orders, purchasing, inventory, warehouses, employees, and more. Tracking in real-time production data by receiving updated data from robots, machines, and employees. Collecting production data in a central database received directly from the machines. Connecting the Kitaron ERP system to machine controllers. Send and receive data between Kitaron ERP and OPC Server. Sending a file by machine parameters when an event is defined. Sending commands to the machine by moving the OPC server tags. -
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LiveSource
WiseTech Global
Blume Global’s solution for manufacturers (Livesource) is a purpose-built platform for managing the entire direct material lifecycle, from sourcing and supplier collaboration to quality management and inbound logistics execution. Designed for complex, global supply chains, Blume connects engineering, procurement, and logistics teams with suppliers on a unified, BOM-centric platform. With integrated APQP, PPAP, RFQ, ASN, and packaging workflows, manufacturers gain real-time control over part-level risk, supplier performance, and production readiness. The platform delivers insights powered by AI-ready data and provides true multimodal visibility across transportation modes. Blume’s modular platform integrates seamlessly with ERP and PLM systems, accelerates supplier onboarding, reduces order cycle time by up to 90%, and improves on-time delivery by 18% without the need to replace your existing systems. -
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First Resonance ION Factory OS
First Resonance
First Resonance is leading the next industrial revolution with the ION Factory OS. ION is powering companies building electric airplanes, rockets, autonomous vehicles, 3D printing robotics, and more. It is used by manufacturers of all sizes – from fast-growing startups to Fortune 500s – to connect parts, complex supply chains, and advanced machinery. Manufacturers build with ION to solve the world’s biggest problems in climate, transportation, and energy. Combining mobile interfaces, APIs, and modern data structures, ION creates flexibility and traceability to empower common factory workflows. ION's unique aBOM data structure (as-built bills of materials) captures both process and part traceability, making it stand out from other manufacturing systems. You can manage and optimize your production workflows, and respond quickly to any changes made on the production floor. -
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FactoryTalk PharmaSuite
Rockwell Automation
FactoryTalk® PharmaSuite is the leading MES solution developed specifically for the Life Sciences industry. It provides role-based optimization of each stage of the recipe life cycle and drives time to results for all users. Its open-content architecture paired with an intelligent upgrade engine provides a powerful system for growth in both batch and discrete processing. Our FactoryTalk PharmaSuite MES provides value-based applications to help you adhere to regulatory compliance guidelines. MES also helps you achieve operational excellence, increase the effectiveness of your supply chain, and meet your sustainability goals. PharmaSuite MES provides production operations management to help you meet regulatory compliance, achieve operational excellence, increase supply chain effectiveness, and meet your goals. Optimize production, speed time-to-market, and ease compliance with a modern MES. -
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Fuuz
Fuuz
Fuuz is an industrial-operations platform that unifies manufacturing execution, warehouse management, asset monitoring, and data intelligence into one enterprise-grade system, designed to bridge the divide between OT and IT while enabling scale, agility, and rapid deployment. It enables users to connect, collect, store, analyze, and visualize real-time data across machines, sensors, edge devices, and legacy systems, normalizing and contextualizing industrial data for live use. With built-in support for secure edge-to-cloud connectivity, drag-and-drop low-code application design, and adaptive AI-driven workflows, including pre-built accelerators and templates, the platform aims to reduce implementation friction and accelerate time to value. Fuuz offers native integration with ERPs, automation systems, cloud platforms, and AI tools, supporting full-stack visibility from plant floor to enterprise. -
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BRAINR
BRAINR
Brainr is a next-generation, cloud-native Manufacturing Execution System (MES) built specifically for food production environments that unifies real-time shopfloor visibility, production planning, quality control, traceability, and warehouse operations into a single intelligent platform designed to eliminate manual processes and paper records while increasing efficiency and compliance across the factory lifecycle; it connects inbound logistics, production execution, inventory and dispatch with ERP and supply chain systems, integrates machine and IoT data, and provides mobile-ready apps for operators and line managers so teams receive guided tasks, live dashboards, and execution feedback in real time while reducing errors and waste. It enables accurate production scheduling and dynamic rescheduling based on changing demand or resource availability, tracks yields, co-products, by-products, and losses with full batch traceability. -
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Infor CloudSuite ERP
Infor
Infor is a global provider of industry-specific solutions that serve businesses of all sizes. Infor uses the latest technologies and automation on one connected platform to deliver simple, modern user experiences and hyper-productive workflows. Infor CloudSuite ERPs include industry-leading functionality for industries such as distribution, fashion , food and beverage, healthcare, and industrial manufacturing. The Infor CloudSuite solutions are designed with pre-built workflows based on industry best practices to maximize productivity, while reducing customization and derisking and simplifying deployments. Infor CloudSuites ERPs are cloud-native, built on the Infor OS platform and securely hosted on AWS. This proven foundation for innovation and intelligence uses advanced technologies (AI, RPA), insights, automation, and application development to bring together data and processes that enhance decision making and productivity, while allowing organizations to easily scale.
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