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The Production Scheduling Wizard

  Easily Converts Sales Orders to Production Schedules

Improve Production Efficiency

Reduce Administration Labor

Create Daily Production Schedules in Minutes Rather than Hours


The Production Wizard is software that will allow you to efficiently turn sales orders into production schedules. It is so easy to use that it will literally save hours of work calculating production work schedules every day!

The software can either be used in a standalone fashion or it can be easily integrated with the PRIMS system. When in standalone mode the software will produce production work sheets, recap sheets, and oven capacity reports which can be printed and handed to your production personnel. When integrated with PRIMS, your finished production schedule can be sent directly to PRIMS and will be automatically assigned by PRIMS to the different workplans as required to make the product.


Setup


Installation and setup of your system consists of defining your production lines and product varieties. For production lines you will need to know your equipment parameters (such as oven and mixer capacities) as well as timing information for shift starts and breaks. For product varieties you will need to know product size and weight, pan size, production time, and yield.


Sales Orders Entry


Sales orders are easily entered - drop-down boxes are used to select which product variety and then to enter the quantity of that variety desired. After establishing several sales orders the user can set up reusable templates which can be recalled and modified, thus saving even more time. The user can then fine tune the production schedule by adjusting the number of batches and the batch sizes to best match the production capabilities of the plant.


Schedule Creation


After sales orders have been entered, a production schedule is produced. This production schedule will include the start times for each part of the production process as well as include operator lunch and relief breaks. This schedule can either be sent to PRIMS or printed out as a Production Work Sheet for use by operators on the plant floor.