proALPHA Production Planning and Scheduling (PPS) meets the requirements of individual manufacturing specifications, from special orders and single piece production to small scale series and full series production. The core module of proALPHA Production Planning is APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling). In proALPHA APS, the conventional parts lists and work plans are systematically replaced by product process models. The underlying concept is to optimize the use of resources while reconciling the diverse requirements of punctual delivery, reduction of throughput time and resource utilization.

With proALPHA APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling), a genuine multi-resource planning and real-time optimization tool, the resource utilization can be optimized according to business targets such as meeting delivery dates, minimum throughput times and inventory reduction for the first time. The multi-resource planning function synchronizes the availability of all the resources required for an activity including materials readiness. The CTP (Capable to Promise) function means Sales can get an exact delivery date by querying the production schedule.

Thanks to rolling production program planning, medium and long-term resource needs are easy to identify. And the proAlpha CA link provides the essential functions of a PDM (Product Data Management) system.

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