Table of Contents
- 1 Manufacturing Production Planning & Scheduling Features
- 1.1 Drag and Drop Scheduling
- 1.2 Real-Time Scheduling Engine
- 1.3 Manufacturing Workbench
- 1.4 From this one screen you can define:
- 1.5 Batch Scheduling
- 1.6 Shop Calendar Definition
- 1.7 Work Center Dispatch List
- 1.8 Calendar View
- 1.9 These work orders are scheduled to be performed in each work center along with additional critical information for use by the scheduler such as:
- 1.10 Real-Time Updates from Production
By leveraging Planning and Scheduling with NetSuite for Manufacturing, production managers can witness automatic balance supply and demand. This inventive, cloud solution for manufacturing ensures that you have the right inventory in the right place at the right time.
Among all, scheduling is a complex function within manufacturing. Here, NetSuite Planning and Scheduling delivers a real-time engine that is flexible, intuitive, with finite and infinite capacity scheduling. It assists production managers viewing all upcoming work orders as and when they want.
NetSuite ERP for Manufacturing displays upcoming production with intuitive drag-and-drop tools either in a traditional calendar view or a Gantt chart. Once everything is scheduled, you can grab a real-time view of production and even spot potential problem areas.
NetSuite’s Production Scheduling solution holds the richness of features to achieve desired results without compromising usability. With such inventive capabilities, you can create a realistic schedule with minimal effort and deliver the right product on time at the optimal cost.
Manufacturing Production Planning & Scheduling Features
Drag and Drop Scheduling
The task scheduler in NetSuite shows the popular Gantt chart view of production with the ability to manually drag operations for last minute changes.
Real-Time Scheduling Engine
With the deployment of NetSuite Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling, you can avail of a unique tool to ensure scalability. It runs in real-time and can be set to automatically schedule work orders as they are created or reach a defined status. Once the work order is saved, each operation is scheduled automatically according to the defined parameters.
Manufacturing Workbench
You can make the most of NetSuite’s comprehensive workbench functionality to get a single place to perform most of the configuration.
From this one screen you can define:
- Setup and run standards
- Lag and hold time
- Batch configuration
- Asset and labor requirements with priorities
- Detailed work instructions
- Inspection plans with acceptable tolerances
Batch Scheduling
This feature is broadly applicable for Food and Beverage Manufacturers. However, those manufacturers who make their products in batches to match the capacities of their machines can drive optimum benefit from this feature. Batch Scheduling helps define the appropriate batch parameters, create and schedule each batch separately to ensure compliance with the capacities of the equipment that’s running them.
Shop Calendar Definition
The shop calendar defines when a work center is normally available while the finite scheduling is conducted. Additionally, it can be configured with exceptions.
Work Center Dispatch List
The dispatch list in NetSuite Planning and Scheduling is updated to be color coded based on status and date. With this feature, you can get an instant feedback to the Production Manager if there are any issues.
Calendar View
One of the most popular and powerful views of the NetSuite’s Production Planning and Scheduling is the calendar view. It renders an easy-to-read and understand screen that shows a traditional calendar with the work orders.
These work orders are scheduled to be performed in each work center along with additional critical information for use by the scheduler such as:
- Work order status
- Planned and available hours
- Utilization percentage with alerts
- Planned and completed quantity
Real-Time Updates from Production
With NetSuite’s Advanced Planning and Scheduling, production managers can get the right information back from production to allow for educated decisions about the schedule. This simple list view shows all of the current work orders and automatically highlights potential problem areas.
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