Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

March 19, 2024

Understand Why Production Planning Needs Specialized Solutions

In the dynamic landscape of manufacturing, the process of planning orders into production is not just a routine task but a...

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August 24, 2023

Efficiently Meeting Delivery Deadlines: Mastering Order Slotting and Scheduling

In the fast-paced and competitive world of manufacturing and logistics, meeting delivery deadlines is crucial to customer...

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supply chain management, supply chain, logistics, flexis

May 25, 2023

Holistic Planning: Keys To Supply Chain Optimization

As supply chains grow more dynamic from economic uncertainty and digitalization, warehouse agility emerges as a critical enabler...

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April 18, 2023

Use Digital Solutions to Grow Your Sustainability Strategy

When it comes to environmental sustainability, many manufacturing organizations start with the obvious: recycling programs,...

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February 7, 2023

Five Things to Love about Advanced Planning & Scheduling Solutions

February brings Valentine’s Day, and while romance might not be top-of-mind for busy supply chain managers, there’s lots to love...

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November 15, 2022

How to Tackle Complex Scheduling Issues in Production Planning

An automotive manufacturer was recently faced with the challenge of adding capacity in the form of two new vehicle production...

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November 8, 2022

Three APS Components That Can Optimize Production Planning

It’s a scene being played out daily in manufacturing organizations across the globe: Production planners juggling the latest data...

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April 12, 2022

Five Strategies for a Smoother Industry 4.0 Journey

Sometimes, the hardest part of a journey is getting started. That certainly seems to be the case for most manufacturers when it...

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March 15, 2022

Agile Production Planning is a Home Run for Supply Chains

Today’s supply chain managers are like batters in baseball waiting for the next pitch, only to receive a constant string of...

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March 9, 2022

Three Case Studies for Improving Production Planning

Industry 4.0 technologies that improve efficiency, visibility and collaboration on the factory floor are being implemented in...

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October 26, 2021

Digitize Your Manufacturing Processes with APS Solutions

Modern-day manufacturing is all about digitization. Through digitization, manufacturers can achieve greater speed, efficiency,...

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February 5, 2019

What Is Job Shop Scheduling?

Historically, we tend to think of Henry Ford’s adoption of the assembly line as one of the most important moments in the history...

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August 28, 2018

The Marriage of Industry 4.0 and Job Shop Scheduling

For decades, production planners in non-clocked production environments have been trying to optimize their job shop scheduling...

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July 12, 2018

How ENisco Mastered Job Shop Scheduling (Case Study)

Here at the flexis blog, we’ve spoken on more than one occasion about the inherent difficulties of job shop scheduling and the...

Tags: APS - Detailed Scheduling , Automotive

June 26, 2018

Why You Should Never Do Job Shop Scheduling in Excel

Fun fact: In computer science, job shop scheduling is considered an NP-hard problem, which in this case means that the problem is...

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November 21, 2017

The Importance of Job Shop Scheduling

It’s the holiday season. You’re planning a big meal for friends and family. You’ve decided on the menu, selected recipes, made a...

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July 6, 2017

Mapping for Efficiency: The Importance of Job Shop Scheduling

It’s summer. You’re planning a big road trip. You’ve consulted maps, charted a route, marked off places to refuel your car, grab...

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November 15, 2016

4 Myths About Machine and Resource Scheduling

In any business, the right proportion of personnel and resources are critical drivers in fostering productivity, efficiency, and...

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