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Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS)

For complex planning & scheduling activities � especially those that are heavily constrained or require multi-stage scheduling and frequent re-scheduling � our experience is that off-the-shelf software packages just don't work. Because of the many differences between problem types and industries, you often end up with a rigid system with preset objectives, logic, and scope, which doesn�t quite fit your core operation. Because our Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) system is tailored to your unique business rules, constraints, and processes, it can be used to optimise a wide variety of planning & scheduling activities, including

Production-line planning, scheduling, and sequencing
Labour planning and timetabling
Maintenance planning & scheduling
Equipment planning & scheduling
Media planning

Features and benefits of our APS system include:

Creating schedules that are optimised for cost, profit, or client-defined objectives (service levels, utilization, etc.)
Increased delivery on time and in full (DIFOT)
Reduced work-in-progress and finished goods inventory
Reduced planning time
Dynamically re-optimising around unexpected changes in demand and other events
Conducting financial what-if analysis and scenario comparison
Setting more than one objective/goal and analysing the trade-offs
Centralising the planning and scheduling function across multiple plants
Optimising across multiple production stages or steps
Evaluating the impact of your business rules, processes, and constraints
Seamless connection with your existing databases, MRP/ERP systems, and other enterprise software

To see how SolveIT Software can optimise your operation, please contact us.

“We believe that SolveIT Software�s Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) system will increase productivity, utilisation, and service levels across the multiple stages of production and packaging at our bottling sites in Australia and New Zealand. The deployment of SolveIT Software�s enterprise applications for vintage intake planning, tank farm optimisation, and production-line scheduling are part of our plan to optimise our end-to-end supply chain.”

Mr Brett McKinnon
Technical Director
Orlando Wines

“After reviewing a number of software packages for constrained production planning and scheduling, we ultimately selected SolveIT Software's APS system. During the tender process SolveIT Software was able to demonstrate the functionality of its APS system using Amcor data, proving it could handle all of our business rules and constraints in a very easy-to-use graphical environment. Overall, SolveIT Software�s APS system represented the best value and best fit for our business.”

Mr Tim Johnson
General Manager
Amcor Glass

“A fourfold increase in production capacity over the last few years has translated into a tenfold increase in the complexity of our scheduling over the same time period. Going from one production line with one constraint, to three larger lines with multiple constraints, proved to be a real scheduling challenge. Using the SolveIT Software's Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) system that was tailored specifically to our needs, we will be able to change scheduling from somewhat of a black art, to a more robust solution that will enable us to optimise our production facilities.”

Mr Michael Amey
Chief Financial Officer
Intercast & Forge Ltd