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Solutions
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Scheduling Systems
Scheduling
systems help your plant manager allocate and redirect orders according
to the real time availability of labour, materials and equipment.
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What
They Do
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- Stand alone
or part of production system - used to schedule machines and workers
on production floor
- Shows all
resources currently allocated
- Allows managers
to juggle current jobs to respond to rush orders
- Allows managers
to juggle jobs for optimal machine usage and minimal downtime
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Benefits
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- Reduces
Down Time/Increases Efficiency - More efficient use of production
floor
- Greater
Flexibility - Easier to respond to rush orders and setbacks
- More Control
- Managers monitor deviations between scheduled resources and
actual resources used.
- Better
Customer Service - Faster delivery promises for new orders
because you know the actual resources needed to fill current orders
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Integrates
With
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- Production
Systems - Production systems track actual materiel and labour
usage. The scheduler allows managers to allocate these resources
based on past experience gained from production tracking
- Order
Processing Systems - New orders automatically generate reports
on projected labour and machine time, which are then used by the
production scheduler.
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