This Part 1 standard defines the interface content between manufacturing control functions and other enterprise functions. The interfaces considered are the interfaces between levels 3 and 4 of the hierarchical model defined by this standard. The goal is to reduce the risk, cost, and errors associated with implementing these interfaces.

The standard may be used to reduce the effort associated with implementing new product offerings. The goal is to have enterprise systems and control systems that inter-operate and easily integrate.

The scope of Part 1 is limited to:

a) a definition of the scope of the manufacturing operations and control domain;

b) a definition of the organization of physical assets of an enterprise involved in manufacturing;

c) a definition of the functions associated with the interface between control functions and enterprise functions; and d) a definition of the information that is shared between control functions and enterprise functions.