advanced planning systems

Production Planning and Scheduling

The paradigm of production planning is changing. Manual production plans that limited the visibility of the impact of each decision have been replaced with solutions that support the decision-making process. The implementation of advanced planning systems allow, not only the detailed analysis of each production option available, but also the generation of those same options and production sequences.

With these tools, planning and management teams can monitor, predict and act in advance. It is then possible to change from a ‘reaction-based’ routine to a new paradigm in which organisations can plan and assess the impact of their business decisions.

From:

  • Hand-made scheduling without a clear vision about the impact on factory load.
  • Lack of real-time visibility of operations and planning.
  • Lack of monitoring regarding planning execution and therefore less accurate data to manage client's lead-time.
  • Difficult communication with other departments.
  • Increasingly bureaucratic and manual processes.

To:

  • Decision support paradigm – automated planning based on accurate needs and complexities.
  • Online recalculation – recalculate the solution based on the incorporation of a new order or equipment.
  • Integration with existing ERP and MES systems - a complete integration with existing databases which avoids the need for manual importation and exportation of information.
  • Business intelligence tools - the creation of dashboards that support the decision-making process, while easing the verification of the impact and control of the production process.
  • Monitoring and interface solutions - allow visual control (such as Gantt charts) of the production of each piece of equipment as well as the tracking of the main process indicators.

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