Implementing an APS tool is quite hard. All too often it’s underestimated. If you’re thinking along the lines of “It can’t be that hard – we install the software, we load our data, and we’re up and running”, you’re quite far from reality.

What are backward and forward scheduling techniques? How do you choose one over the other and what is the impact on your daily production schedule? Which one works better? In this article, we attempt to answer these questions.

If your production planner pulls up a spreadsheet with complex calculations to update the schedule, it’s a sign your ERP system needs more advanced capabilities in terms of planning.

Reduce machine setup time with frePPLe by defining rules like cost, priority, and time windows in which you want to execute operations.