This Guidance shows how you can drive value by using GE Digital’s Proficy Smart Factory manufacturing execution system (MES) with AWS services. GE Digital Proficy Smart Factory is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering from General Electric (GE) and is available on the AWS Marketplace. Proficy Smart Factory is a powerful operation management offering built to handle multiple uses, such as efficiency, quality, and production management. It also supports batch analysis, scheduling, digital operations, and industrial data management. Proficy Smart Factory spans on-premises, cloud-based MES capabilities and, when used in conjunction with other AWS services, can help you can gain more insights from manufacturing data through machine learning (ML) and predictive analytics.