Variation in raw materials and complex quality requirements
Opcenter APS is designed to take into consideration the availability of materials when creating the production schedule. Additionally, it is possible to define rules within the software that control the way that materials are consumed. This means that regardless of whether there are sudden changes in material availability or complex rules about the usage of different grade materials, those changes and rules can be modeled to ensure that the scheduled production is a reflection of your needs. The process of reassigning materials and creating a new schedule to reflect the changes can be carried out in minutes.
The raw data that the Opcenter APS system uses to create the master production schedule is for long-term orders and forecasting. This means that in environments with variable demand, this information is there from the start of the process. Once the system has calculated the production required, the planner can easily visualize and interact with the result to see how the varying demand should be reflected in plans for production capacity.