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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…

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…

How good are you at planning and scheduling? Play the Preactor Planning and Scheduling Game! You will have to : Choose your character – either Theo, a product manager, or Victor, a planning manager Understand the manufacturing operations required for production Place operations in order across production resources Consider machine and staff availability Schedule…