Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software

Production Scheduling Software

Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software

Achieve dynamic and effective production schedules in real time.

Proficy

Overview

Optimize Production with Better Planning

We are pleased to announce that in December 2024, GE Vernova completed the acquisition of ROB-EX A/S. The ROB-EX product has been offered as a part of GE Vernova’s Proficy portfolio for the past 15 years and is now fully integrated in the Proficy® family from GE Vernova.

Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX enables companies to create and maintain dynamic and efficient production orders in real time based on resources and asset capacity. This modular production scheduling system can be used as a complete standalone planning solution or integrated easily with ERP and MES systems.

Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX tracks actual measured production, consumption, waste, and yields and updates ERP and MES systems automatically. It also provides reports and analysis tools.

Simplify Scheduling with an Interactive Graphical View
By providing an interactive graphical view of the production plan across the plant, Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX enables planners to easily schedule and execute production orders then monitor the progress to ensure more efficient production operations.

Shorten Lead Times
Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX minimizes the effects that result from accommodating variations and enables rescheduling based on capacity changes. Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX provides automated rules and easy-to-configure routes and resources to offer an integrated view of plant resources.

Facilitate Product Routings
By offering both forward and backward planning, Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX facilitates the configuration of product routings and resources (staff, materials, equipment) for short-, mid-, and long-term planning.

Prevent Bottlenecks and Material Shortages
Avoid delays by having Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX adjust resources in advance. For fully integrated solutions, Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX can also alert the ERP system to make the necessary changes in resources and materials.

"We have increased our capacity by approximately 20% by using the [GE Vernova] software, especially the planning tool. We have less gaps between the process orders, which means decreased lead times for the customer."

Kajsa Lake

Supply Chain Manager, AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals

GE Vernova

GE Vernova

Accelerate time-to-value with a SaaS deployment of Proficy Scheduler

  • Reduce manufacturing software costs by up to 30%* while improving performance
  • Highly available and scalable
  • Always current with 0 downtime
  • Increased security (ISO 27001 Certified for Cloud Services and more)
  • Cloud-based analytics
  • *Compared to on-premises MES solutions

Outcomes

Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software - Reduce Labor costs
Reduce Labor costs

Determine resources needed, scheduling down to minutes in a leaner operation

Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software - Optimize Capacity
Optimize Capacity

Valid schedules checked against finite capacity and material availability

Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software - Increase Customer Satisfaction
Increase Customer Satisfaction

Improve capable-to-promise by giving reliable delivery dates

Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software - Better Accommodate Variation
Better Accommodate Variation

Reschedule based on capacity changes, leveraging automated rules

Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software - Speed Decision Making
Speed Decision Making

What-if simulation of scenarios improves and accelerates decisions

Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software - Increase Collaboration
Increase Collaboration

Combine local scheduling and central multi-site planning, allowing users to work simultaneously from the same plan

Customer Story

AkzoNobel transforms its operations, increasing capacity by 20%, while decreasing lead times.

Customer Story - AkzoNobel

Customer Stories

GOSH COPENHAGEN implements Proficy Scheduler for production scheduling to improve productivity and efficiency
GOSH COPENHAGEN implements Proficy Scheduler for production scheduling to improve productivity and efficiency

GOSH COPENHAGEN is a Danish family-owned beauty brand with own production in Denmark. Through 75 years the company has kept product development, manufacturing and distribution in-house in order to maintain full control over all aspects of its well-known products.

Ambercon implements Proficy Scheduler for increased production visibility
Ambercon implements Proficy Scheduler for increased production visibility

Ambercon A/S produces concrete and facade elements for industry and construction. Ambercon was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in Støvring, Denmark. The company currently has 150+ employees.

Eldan Recycling implements Proficy Scheduler for digital production scheduling
Eldan Recycling implements Proficy Scheduler for digital production scheduling

Eldan Recycling produces customized machinery for recycling of e.g. cables, tyres, electronics and automotive batteries. Products are delivered to customers across the world. The company headquarters are located in Faaborg, Denmark, and the company has 100+ employees.
In the autumn of 2022, Eldan Recycling decided to implement digital production scheduling, and their choice of solution was Proficy Scheduler. In production, things had become a rush towards putting out proverbial ”fires”. The main reason was that the applied production plan did not, in fact, reflect reality. There was no overview of the 1100-1200 production orders, and no overview of the consequences of adding rush orders, or moving orders about in the plan.
Eldan Recycling needed a scheduling system that matched both their daily operations and the actual situation on a given day. They also wanted a system that could eliminate the need for manual scheduling, so that all the paperwork relating to production could be dispensed with.

JP Air Tech generates 30% growth Proficy Scheduler
JP Air Tech generates 30% growth
Proficy Scheduler

JP Air Tech ApS produces air filters for the automotive and cabin industries, and for the pharmaceutical and food industries. The company has more than 30 years of experience in filtration, and has an export portfolio spanning more than 50 countries.

In 2021, JP Air Tech decided to switch to digital production scheduling, and they chose Proficy Scheduler as their new production scheduling system. They lacked an overview of production and needed to minimise the massive amount of time spent on updating manual scheduling systems. These challenges are something that Proficy Scheduler is particularly well-equipped to solve. It was an easy decision for the Danish production company to go with Proficy Scheduler.

Manufacturing Production Scheduling Software -Collaborate Across Teams

Collaborate Across Teams

For information where and when you need it, Proficy Scheduler allows access through several clients. In addition to the Planner, Proficy Scheduler includes viewer read-only access. Viewers have the same access as the Planner but without the ability to edit the plan. Viewers can:

• View the latest plan
• Search the order list
• Zoom into operations
• View and color code activities
• Leverage Gantt chart viewer, workload graphs, color coding, order lists, and standard reports

Additionally, a Web browser application for iPads, tablets and smartphones allows the remote operator access to online job lists to monitor production progress, view the status of activities, and report on the status of each job, which updates the planner real time. This allows the planner to make on-the-spot adjustments and updates to the plan.

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