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Smarter, Faster and More Reliable Production Planning for Modern Manufacturers

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What is Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)? 

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software is a specialized solution designed to automatically generate optimal production schedules. An APS platform helps manufacturers match resources with real-world demand and business needs. It considers factors like machines, labor, raw materials, products, and customer deadlines.

This method gives results that go beyond what spreadsheets or manual scheduling can do. It is especially helpful for increasing production capacity, improving on-time delivery, and optimizing manufacturing processes. 

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Why APS Is Essential

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software is a specialized solution designed to automatically generate optimal production schedules. An APS platform helps manufacturers match resources with real-world demand and business needs. It considers factors like machines, labor, raw materials, products, and customer deadlines. This method gives results that go beyond what spreadsheets or manual scheduling can do. It is especially helpful for increasing production capacity, improving on-time delivery, and optimizing manufacturing processes. 

Without an APS in place, schedulers will struggle in the following areas:

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Managing Complexity

Coordinating multiple machines, batch production, manufacturing processes, and resources in spreadsheets becomes increasingly error-prone and difficult as operations grow. 

 

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Responding to Change

Manual tools make it hard to quickly adjust production schedules in response to late orders, raw material supply issues, or shifting priorities. 

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Meeting On-Time Delivery Commitments

Lack of real-time visibility and synchronization often results in missed delivery dates, reduced order fulfillment, and dissatisfied customers. 

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Controlling Costs

Over-reliance on overtime, high labor costs, excess inventory, and expedited shipping drives up operational expenses and reduces profitability. 

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Making Proactive Decisions

Limited visibility, slow scenario planning, and lack of constraint based planning prevent planners from anticipating issues or seizing opportunities for improvement. 

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Tracking and Improving Performance

Without analytics and real time data, planners lack insight into key metrics such as throughput, production capacity, and delivery performance. This makes it difficult to drive continuous improvement, optimize resource use, or reduce waste. 

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Why Choose PlanetTogether APS?

PlanetTogether APS is purpose-built to overcome the challenges that manual tools and spreadsheets cannot. Our advanced planning and scheduling platform helps planners and schedulers work efficiently. They can quickly respond to changes and achieve better results in your manufacturing operation.

How PlanetTogether APS Solves These Challenges:

APS for Every Industry 

PlanetTogether APS is trusted by companies in life sciences, chemicals, consumer goods, automotive, food and beverage, and electronics. Our software works for both single-site and multi-plant manufacturing. It makes it easy to manage batch production, discrete manufacturing, and inventory. By connecting to supply chain tools, you gain better visibility and control over your entire operation.

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What is APS software?

APS stands for Advanced Planning and Scheduling. It is software that makes better production schedules. It considers factors like machines, labor, materials, and delivery deadlines. This helps manufacturers work more efficiently and meet customer needs. 

How is APS different from ERP?

ERP and APS systems are both important for manufacturing companies, but they do different things. ERP systems gather and organize business data. This includes finance, HR, supply chain, and customer service. They also provide important information about inventory and resources. 

With this data, APS focuses on production planning and scheduling. It creates clear production schedules. It helps your team make better decisions on the shop floor. This keeps operations running smoothly and efficiently. 

Can PlanetTogether APS work with our existing systems?

Yes. PlanetTogether APS works with ERP systems, MES, and supply chain platforms. This gives you complete visibility and smooth data flow in your manufacturing operations. 

What are the main benefits of using an APS?

Typical benefits include better on-time delivery, more production capacity, lower costs, and informed planning. You will also see higher order fulfillment rates. This helps support ongoing improvement and batch production goals. 

 

How quickly can I expect to see results?

Most customers see measurable ROI in less than six months after implementation of PlanetTogether APS. 

Want to see Advanced Planning and Scheduling in action?

Threading the needle of optimized production hinges on advanced capacity planning and scheduling. Our free demo explains everything.

 
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