Definitions

Planning is an activity for clarifying

actions or operations to achieve

a given goal and reserve enough

resource capacity to hit minimum

targets.


Scheduling is an activity for

allocating actions and operations

to particular resources at particular

times, talking into account various

actual constraints and optimization

of several evaluation parameters.

Promatica has long experience in providing advanced planning solutions for manufacturing industries.


The term "Advanced Planning and Scheduling" (APS) refers to software that manages both resource availability and inventory constraints and uses these to generate schedules that are realistic and achievable. Such systems can be used in a variety of applications but they have evolved from the manufacturing sector out of production scheduling. Their fundamental purpose is to keep the enterprise as a whole focused on serving customers in a timely manner while optimizing inventory levels and resource usage. It is a complex problem and one that Promatica is highly qualified to tackle.


Promatica solutions for manufacturing includes Bill of Materials (BoM), Routing, Raw Materials management, Resource files and Customer Demand modeling.

Promatica Optimized Manufacturing Planning solutions provide:


linebox Master Production Schedules (MPS)

linebox Bill of Materials and other technical data

linebox Constraint modeling for resource capacity and optimization

linebox Finite capacity scheduling

linebox Supplier collaboration

linebox Cost management and reporting

linebox Due Date performance analysis and reporting

linebox Web-based graphical production schedules

linebox Web-based search facilities

linebox Web-based reporting