Production Scheduling & Planning

Keep your factory floor on track by automatically translating sales orders into prioritised, conflict-free production schedules.

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About This Automation

Production scheduling involves collecting orders, checking material availability, reviewing machine and staff capacity, and assigning jobs to resources while identifying and resolving conflicts.

Automation pulls live order, inventory, and capacity data to build conflict-free schedules in minutes. Real-time notifications alert the team to assignments and changes instantly, eliminating delays and manual rework.

Key features

Collect and consolidate orders from multiple sources into a single view

Check material availability against live inventory in real time

Scan machine and staff capacity automatically across the production calendar

Assign jobs to resources based on availability, due date, and skill match

Detect schedule conflicts and flag them for manual review before they occur

Send real-time schedule updates and change alerts to the shop floor team

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. New Order Receivedtrigger

Automation detects a new order in the email inbox or order system and extracts order details (customer, item, quantity, due date).

2. Fetch Inventory Levels

Automation queries the inventory system to check material availability in real time. If stock is insufficient, the system flags the shortfall.

3. Check Machine & Staff Capacity

Automation reads the production calendar and resource availability data to identify free capacity slots for each machine and staff member.

4. Assign Job to Resources

Automation calculates the optimal assignment of the order to available machines and staff, factoring in due date, material availability, and lead time.

5. Detect Schedule Conflicts

Automation checks the updated schedule for overlaps, impossible deadlines, or resource clashes. If conflicts are found, the system flags them for human review.

6. Publish Schedule Update

Automation sends the updated production schedule to the shop floor team and email, including job assignments and revised timelines.

7. Log Schedule to Tracking System

Automation records the final schedule in the central production log for audit and reporting purposes.

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Estimated Time Saving

64hrs/month

Process pain:8.2/10

Mapped by:7 Companies

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