Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

February 14, 2023

How “Real” is Your Real-Time Monitoring Solution?

Managing supply chain production planning without real-time monitoring technology is like trying to drive with a foggy...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Advanced Planning and Scheduling

Advanced Planning, manufacturing, industry

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...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Advanced Planning and Scheduling

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...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Advanced Planning and Scheduling

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...

Tags: Advanced Planning and Scheduling , Digitization

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...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Job Shop Scheduling

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...

Tags: Advanced Analytics , Digitization

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: Automotive Industry , Industry 4.0

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...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Job Shop Scheduling

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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...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Job Shop Scheduling

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...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Job Shop Scheduling

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...

Tags: Intelligent Planning , Job Shop Scheduling

August 11, 2016

flexis Product Spotlight Q&A with Hansjörg Tutsch

Today’s blog entry features a brief Q&A with flexis Vice President of Research Hansjörg Tutsch about flexis’ job shop management...

Tags: Job Shop Scheduling , Planned Production Programs

August 4, 2016

A Road Map for Efficiency: 4 Benefits of Job Shop Scheduling

It’s summer and that means my family is preparing for a week-long road trip we take each year to relax, unwind, and visit parts...

Tags: Demand Capacity Planning , Job Shop Scheduling

Job Shop Scheduling

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