Implementing Advanced Plant Scheduling to Unlock Supply Chain Value
Learn how a global medical-device manufacturer cuts planning cycle times, improves schedule adherence, and drives higher productivity with optimized plant scheduling.
Topic: Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Beyond Application Integration: Common Data Models Evolve into Inference Data Models
Manufacturers must balance customer expectations, resource constraints, and profitability, while at the same time reacting to disruptions across global supply chains. This isn’t easy to accomplish without a single version of the truth or SVOT. System architectures have evolved beyond data integration to solve this challenge using a Common Data Model (CDM). While this solved …
Case Study – Leading Med Dev Mfg Implements Advanced Plant Scheduling to Unlock SC Value
A leading global maker of medical devices had an ERP in place but did not have a formal plant planning and scheduling system to optimize detailed production workorders across a key plant. The planners relied on spreadsheets in a disjointed way to try to plan through and across plants. Without an intelligent planning and scheduling …
Key Takeaways from the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit
This year’s Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit (2025) brought together leaders, planners, and innovators from across industries to discuss the evolving role of planning in today’s dynamic supply chain landscape. The event featured an impressive lineup of keynote speakers who inspired and challenged the audience to think differently about how we approach planning and execution. …
Eyelit Technologies Recognized as a Major Player in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software Providers
IDC highlights Eyelit Technologies’ integrated approach to unifying SIOP, APS, and MES into a single, AI-driven platform. HOLMDEL, N.J.–Eyelit Technologies (Eyelit), a leader in optimized planning, scheduling, and execution systems for manufacturers, announces that it has been positioned as a Major Player in the 2025 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software Providers. The …
Are you ready to quit Excel?
Microsoft Excel is arguably one of the best sandboxing tools available in the business world. It has the benefit of being extremely flexible, and with recent years’ file-sharing solutions, it’s even become a great collaboration tool. In fact, I cannot think of a single piece of software that I have ever been part of developing …
Case Study – Meeting Stringent Constraints while Increasing Paint Batches and Managing Two Tone Sequences
The client faced several challenges related to their group performance, extended supply chain, and the development of new business ventures. Specifically, they encountered complexity in their manufacturing processes, especially in plants with multiple cross flows aimed at ensuring flexibility and minimizing stock levels. These complexities included managing sequences across various production areas such as body, paint, and trim, each with its own set of production rules.
Key Takeaways from the Southern Automotive Conference
True to its name, this year’s Southern Automotive Conference brought together professionals from across the automotive manufacturing ecosystem, including OEMs, suppliers, equipment providers, and service partners. The event highlighted the growing importance of the southern U.S. as a hub for automotive production and emphasized the challenges of expanding operations amid ongoing workforce shortages. While the …
White Paper | Electric Vehicles Product Simplification Does Not Diminish Need for Planning and Scheduling
An electric vehicle is a highly sophisticated piece of engineering. However, sophistication does not necessarily mean increased complexity — at least not in terms of the parts and components used in the manufacture of the vehicles.
Manufacturing is all About the Order
The immutable truth – running a successful business depends on securing and fulfilling orders. Securing orders boosts sales volume and market share, while delivering goods and services profitably drives earnings. Sales orders tend to be attribute-based, while manufacturing orders tend to be Bill of Materials (BOM) based. The key to profitable growth is making real-time …
