I-Plan Production Planning

Detailed production schedules, driven by the S&OP delivering agreed customer service levels at lowest cost
I-Plan’s tools create flexible and robust real-time production schedules which are driven by the Sales and Operations Plan (S&OP) – and link to the shop floor Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). Synchronising enterprise-wide plans Share accurate and detailed production plans with each site planner so they can play their part in executing the enterprise-level S&OP – while reacting to actual production performance. Using powerful algorithms, I-Plan finds the best ways to schedule production over the detailed planning horizon, avoiding order lateness and minimising cost. As new orders arrive, the new real-time execution systems slot into the schedule and planners can adjust the plan manually or re-optimise as needed. Integrating with partner solutions We partner with providers of shop floor control, manufacturing execution, and other specialist solutions. We also integrate with your existing systems too for better end-to-end processes.

Key Features

Powerful optimisation algorithms

Take current orders and the forecast demand and generate synchronised production schedules for each production stage. The optimisation produces on-time in full, with efficient production cycles and minimised changeover cost, following preferred product sequences and multiple production scenarios.

Intuitive 'drag and drop' planners interface

Beautifully presented granular to summary level graphical plan with a focus on each planner’s machines. Make fine adjustments directly in the graphical view with instant visibility of impacts on status of each order. You can also re-optimise when there are major changes to order position, production performance, quality deviation or lost time.

Visibility for everyone

Get an overview of business-wide plans and drill into detail for any site and any machine. The entire schedule is visible from now to the end of the planning horizon. Meanwhile, the customer service team can see the progress of individual orders through each production stage and their expected completion date – with any short term adjustments to forecasts reflected in the schedule.

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