Production
planning

With the right digital production planning solution, you get the big picture needed to make strategic and tactical decisions. With insight into demand, capacity and material supply, you can create realistic plans that optimize the entire supply chain - from raw material to finished product.

Plan production confidently with a holistic view

Better forecasting

By combining demand data with capacity, you can create realistic and flexible plans that balance customer demands against resources.

Optimized supply chain

Synchronize purchasing, production and distribution to minimize bottlenecks and create a smooth flow.

Immediate overview

Gain direct insight into production status, resource utilization and bottlenecks and act faster on changes.

Common challenges

-> Slow or incorrect delivery message

-> ERP does not address capacity constraints

-> Planning with Excel is time consuming and complex

-> The plan quickly becomes outdated

-> Dependence on key people

-> Visualization and communication

-> Difficult to synchronize stock with actual needs

-> No support to prepare for different future scenarios

Here's how we've solved past challenges

Industrial companies sharpen their Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)

The problem

An industrial company needed to streamline its S&OP process, which was characterized by manual work in spreadsheets, lack of overview and slow communication between functions and external parties.

Solution

With Opcenter APS (Planning module), planning work was digitized and centralized. Visualization and simulation enabled faster decisions, better collaboration and clearer foresight.

Result

The planning cycle went from weeks to days. The company now has better control, reduced inventory requirements and a more proactive supply chain - with a common planning basis that improves both speed and accuracy.

Metal companies optimize make-or-buy decisions

The problem

A manufacturing company in the metal industry lacked an overview of capacity and resources, which made it difficult to decide what to produce internally and what to outsource.

Solution

With Opcenter APS (Planning module), the company got a visual tool to plan based on actual demand, available capacity and contracted subcontractors. Simulation of different scenarios provided a better basis for decision-making.

Result

The company now has more cost-effective and flexible production. Communication with suppliers is more timely, and the synchronization of materials and resources results in shorter lead times and higher delivery reliability with better predictability throughout the supply chain.

About this position

Flexible and data-driven planning

- for increased delivery accuracy and production efficiency

Our production planning solution provides you with a tool that balances market needs with your real capacity, helping you to produce efficiently, deliver on time and reduce unnecessary stock.

We combine our experience in industrial digitization with advanced planning solutions (APS) that provide visibility, flexibility and peace of mind. Planning is based on actual customer orders, forecasts, stock balances and purchase flows.

With clear visualization and improved communication between departments, a common picture of what to produce, when and how is created.