Detailed Production Planning

Discrete manufacturers experience similar problems; throughput time of products is significantly higher than the sum of their process times; material and semi-finished products are experiencing redundant standstill between processes. All companies have the need to increase the control on waiting times of individual products to eventually influence and shorten the total turnaround time of components, resulting in a higher relative touch time per product. There is importance in having a production planning with higher levels of dynamicity, granularity, and detail, to control the production in smaller time periods. The main goal of this project is to realize a proof-of-concept solution that can reliably lower turnaround times by influencing the waiting time of products through detailed production planning. Secondly, the increase of detailed control and preventive action on production planning is strived for. Besides that, the solution should facilitate smart prioritization and better utilize the intelligence in existing ERP data