Rough-cut Planning

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You are looking for a solution to improve the mid- to long-term planning of your production processes? ORion-PI^®puts your rough-cut planning on a firm footing.

Realistic planning and optimization with ORion-PI^® is always based on an integrated data model which can be refined down to the favored level of detail. The model approves all restrictions and constraints relevant to the production: from set-up and cleaning times to stocks, from campaign sizes to through-put times and delay costs.

Depending on the corporate objective calculations can follow a distinct definition and weighting of the goals. Common optimization objectives include:

reduction of the overall production costs
efficient utilization of the resources
reduction of stocks
assured processing of orders
optimization of delivery service
increasing through-put
reduction of changeover and cleaning costs
increase in flexibility
reduction of planning effort
transparency across all processes

Ad hoc simulations which run parallel to the planning often facilitate decision-making as they allow the simulation and comparison of alternative scenarios.

The gained transparency is even complemented by further interactive features. The Gantt-Chart for example let’s you directly and intuitively analyze, change and compare scenarios. The graphic planning table consists of diverse linked graphics and tables that provide different views on the planning situation. Changes in the plan and their effects on other processes can easily be derived and visualized via drag an drop. The planner gains valuable insights into the dynamics of the entire value chain.

ORion-PI^® for rough-cut planning provides interfaces to the market-leading ERP systems. A special plug-in even converts the results into excel tables.