Watch the video below to see how Demand Adjustment can be used within Opcenter APS to quickly model changes in demand and explore different ‘What if?’ scenarios across the planning horizon. Manufacturing demand rarely remains static. Forecasts change, customer requirements fluctuate and planners regularly need to understand how increases or decreases in demand could affect…
How Aerospace & Defence Manufacturers Can Improve Scheduling Performance with Siemens Opcenter APS In Aerospace & Defence (A&D) manufacturing, complexity is part of everyday operations. Every aircraft, defence platform and mission-critical system depends on thousands of components, suppliers, specialist resources and tightly controlled production processes working together. Siemens Opcenter APS helps manufacturers manage this complexity…
Opcenter Advanced Planning & Scheduling for Aerospace & Defence Manufacturing Whether manufacturers are producing aircraft fuselage sections, armoured vehicles, helicopters, drones, naval systems or satellite structures, one challenge remains constant: complexity. Modern Aerospace & Defence programmes involve thousands of interconnected components, specialist resources, highly skilled engineers, long-lead materials and strict delivery commitments. As this complexity…
You already have a schedule. But do you know what’s happening on the shop floor? For many manufacturers, creating the production schedule is no longer the problem. Opcenter APS provides the visibility and control needed to build achievable plans based on real-world constraints. The challenge is maintaining that visibility once production starts. Teams still rely…
Meeting the Demands of Modern Defence Production Defence manufacturing has always required precision. Today, it also demands speed, agility, and complete operational visibility. With increasing programme complexity, skilled resource shortages, long-lead materials, and ever-changing priorities, manufacturers can no longer rely on spreadsheets or static production schedules. Planning has become a strategic capability that directly influences…
From Fixed Rules to Intelligent Optimisation Manufacturing scheduling has never been simple, and the complexity continues to grow. Demand changes, material constraints, resource availability, and operational pressures all compete for attention. For decades, scheduling systems have relied on predefined rules to build achievable plans. Today, AI makes it possible to explore thousands of alternatives and…
The Challenge Executives Face Manufacturing leaders are under constant pressure from rising costs, growing SKU complexity, volatile demand, and stretched planning teams. In this environment, planning is no longer a back-office task. Planning speed and decision quality directly impact margin, service, and competitiveness. When plans take too long to build or adjust, disruption turns into…
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…
