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The APS solution, through the application of specific algorithms, makes it possible to create the most optimal order sequence, in terms of time allocation and resource consumption, considering the actual capacity and availability of the latter.
Finite capacity planning — The planning of production orders coming from an ERP/MRP system has the limit of being calculated considering an infinite capacity scenario. BRICK Reply™ Advanced Planning & Scheduling allows you to review the original production plan, applying the finite capacity algorithm of Rough Cut Capacity Planning.
The RCCP algorithm plans a long-term order book with the objective of dividing them into configured time-buckets (weekly, monthly,...); this division is based on the assignment, to each order, of a score calculated considering the resources and the related capacity and availability constraints and also considering the user's preferences, defined on the basis of rules and weights.
Sequencing - The sequencing algorithm allows orders to be sequenced in the short term and on a specific production line. Within the BRICK Reply™ Advanced Planning & Scheduling application, the algorithm input is represented by the list of orders coming from the previous step of RCCP and associated with the line considered. The output of the algorithm, on the other hand, is an optimal sequence of orders assigned to specific resources.
Dispatching - Once the sequencing plan has been defined, BRICK Reply™ Advanced Planning & Scheduling allows the planner to manually review the order sequence or, alternatively, to confirm the plan by sending production orders to equipment and line operators.
We, at Brick Reply, are committed to provide a solution enables you meet production commitments by managing data in real time and accounting for taking into account customer demand, inventory levels, asset capacity, historical output, commit dates and unexpected events (like equipment breakdowns)