MESA International appoints two South African board members

June 2015 News

MESA International (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association) recently announced the appointment of Johan de Villiers, DRA Group Holdings, to its international board of directors and Gerhard Greeff, Bytes Universal Systems-Process Management & Control, to the EMEA board.

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. The organisation accomplishes this through the following:

• Collect, share and publish best practices and guidance to drive greater productivity and the overall profitability of the manufacturing enterprise.

• Education of manufacturing operations best practices through the MESA Global Education Program.

• Facilitate innovation and collaboration to enable the real-time enterprise and Plant to Enterprise (P2E) integration.

• Enable members to connect, contribute, cultivate understanding, and exchange strategies to drive operations excellence.

This is the first time members from southern Africa have been appointed to the board of directors of the MESA organisation.

For more information contact Gerhard Greeff, Bytes Universal Systems, +27 (0)82 654 0290, [email protected], www.bytes.co.za

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