‘PILOT Scheduler’ for the detailed planning of the production reduces cycle times and generates significant cost savings the synchronization of many manufacturing processes is one of the biggest challenges in the production planning. Because are not precisely matched the different influences from the production, supplier and inventory management or product development on the various processes, almost inevitably caused shutdowns with delayed processing times, as well as unnecessarily high inventory costs. Also the delivery and the customer satisfaction can be this way not optimal, as the company can enter unprepared for the flexibility demands of the market. “Traditional ERP or MES systems can across not reliably fulfil this task of overall synchronization of all processes, which is why the FELTEN group with PILOT Scheduler” provides a solution to optimize the quality of service and cost efficiency in production. It is based on a specially developed and very complex scheduling logic that is already contained in the standard modules. Their major advantage is that a full figure and simulation of production of both the current and future conditions can be made. To be in the PILOT Scheduler”with its lean production approach over 2,400 different parameters and some 4,000 properties of all conceivable standard situations in the production account, which can without additional programming.

The individually selectable setting possibilities concern both the resources and processes as the order processing, material conditions and quality requirements. So can simultaneously take into account, for example, the capacity of all resources in the calculation and conversion times per installation, product or order individually set a realistic delivery date, calculate as well as with specific customer requests immediately, taking into account capacity and material availability or a Production plan based on which automatically create sales plans. PILOT Scheduler”ensures easy technical integration with its lean production approach also this leverages existing interfaces and thus provides easy connection to all common databases. There are no integration problems to overcome even in heterogeneous system environments. In addition, many ERP interfaces are about to SAP and other established market standard business systems. “The solution due to their intelligent scheduling logic and their numerous best practice parameters the prerequisites, that creates an optimal synchronization of all processes involved in the production and thus the efficiency reserves can be exploited maximum”, emphasizes Werner Felten, Managing Director of the Software House, the benefits. This leads to significant savings in fixed as variable costs and produces a significantly higher agility in production.”