One of the most common planning challenges manufacturers face is dealing with capacity overloads later in the production schedule while spare capacity remains available earlier in the planning horizon.
Manually moving jobs between days or weeks can be time-consuming and often results in planners spending valuable time firefighting rather than optimising production.
In this short demonstration, we showcase the Smooth Capacity Backwards functionality within Siemens Opcenter APS.
The tool automatically identifies opportunities to move production from overloaded periods into earlier available capacity, helping planners create more balanced and achievable schedules while respecting planning constraints.
By smoothing production backwards, manufacturers can:
- Reduce capacity bottlenecks
- Make better use of available resources
- Create more balanced production schedules
- Improve schedule stability
- Reduce manual planning effort
Watch the video below to see how the functionality works and how quickly capacity issues can be resolved within Opcenter APS