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Eyelit Technologies Acquires Adexa to Expand Smart Factory and Supply Chain Solutions

Eyelit Technologies Acquires Adexa to Expand Smart Factory and Supply Chain Solutions Holmdel, NJ – January 14, 2025 – Eyelit Technologies (Eyelit), a leader in optimized planning, scheduling, and execution systems for manufacturers, today announced the acquisition of Adexa, a global provider of AI-driven supply chain and enterprise business planning solutions. This acquisition strengthens Eyelit’s …

How Manufacturers Win: Productivity, Efficiency, Sustainability & Quality What does winning in manufacturing really look like? In this video, Eyelit Technologies explains the four outcomes every manufacturer should be driving toward: As global competition intensifies and sustainability expectations rise, manufacturers must improve throughput, reduce costs, optimize assets, and protect margins — without sacrificing customer satisfaction. …

Resilience and Innovation: Highlights from the 2024 Southern Automotive Conference in Chattanooga The 2024 Southern Automotive Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee, proved to be a remarkable testament to the automotive industry’s strength and adaptability. Despite facing challenges from Hurricane Helene just days before the event, the conference showcased the remarkable resilience of automotive professionals and the …

IMTS 2024: Where the Future of Manufacturing Unfolds

IMTS 2024 at Chicago’s McCormick Place was nothing short of a revolution in manufacturing technology.

Managing constraints: a dynamic approach to shop floor planning

As the saying goes, no plan survives contact with the enemy. Certainly not in the manufacturing arena, where the enemy to any well-conceived schedule can come in many guises – from staff sickness to a delayed shipment of key materials.

Optimized Production Technology for Manufacturers

Optimized Production Technology OPT is a methodology that is used to improve the production processes of manufacturing businesses. It is a comprehensive and integrated approach to planning and scheduling, which aims to improve production efficiency, reduce lead-times, and increase profitability. OPT is based on the principles of Lean Manufacturing, and it integrates various software tools and techniques to achieve its goals.

Version 8.0 of the Optessa Platform

Optessa is pleased to announce the latest release of our next generation solution for planning and scheduling.

Production Scheduling Software for Manufacturers

The most accurate production schedules for enterprise manufacturers. Mathematically guaranteed by our patented optimization algorithms.

The 11 Rules of Production Sequencing for Manufacturers

11 Production Sequencing Rules Infographic

Production sequencing is a detailed scheduling process that manufacturers use to order the production of purchase orders. By adhering to supply chain constraints, sequencing allows discrete manufacturers to meet deadlines and ensure that their shop floor operates with the maximum production efficiency.

4 Key Features Of Advanced Planning And Scheduling Software

Advanced planning and scheduling software is the operations management system that helps planners and schedulers save what remains of their sanity, after spending decades attempting to synchronize thousands of manufacturing resources including machinery, staffing, raw materials, and work in process (WIP) manually.

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