A Computerized Planning Genius Reports & Functionality AutoScheduler A Computerized Planning Genius Reports & Functionality

Summary AutoScheduler schedules operations to: Reduce inventory Increase efficiency/productivity Eliminate much planning effort Maximize order fill Ship on-time AutoScheduler is a PC-based Planning System that: Deploys inventory Creates transfers Moves orders to best site Understands dependent activities Gathers data from a variety of sources Schedules all activities for a user-specified # of days, within constraints Meets scheduling goals and customer ship times Uses execution systems to carry out its plan

Glossary of terms used Term Definition Brand Code (Brand) Live load LRDT Slide Load UL Definition SKU or item Driver stays with shipment – cannot be delayed Load Ready Date & Time – When the carrier will pick up the load Ship directly from production line Unit Load or pallet quantity Note: Reports contained herein have been “altered” to protect client information

AutoScheduler deploys inventory Based on: Forecast (if available) Production schedules History Orders For example, it may try to keep an assortment of club store product in one site and make sure it has the right mix of products there. AutoScheduler looks to see where inventory can best be placed to maximize on-time complete shipments.

AutoScheduler creates transfers between buildings or sites to balance inventory Based on: Demand (orders) Inventory targets Truck capacity Warehouse capability (is it open?) AutoScheduler generally does this by either: Creating a report or Writing orders on the execution system. To maintain the “mix” of product in any building or fill an order in that site, AutoScheduler will re-deploy inventory. 4

For production site, “stock requirements” determine the amount to keep For production site, “stock requirements” determine the amount to keep. Balance is shipped elsewhere Item Keep this amount

What stock should be moved into a site is detailed Where product is coming from Site receiving the product Movements are in truckload quantities (truck is cubed out in this case) Unit Load (pallet)

A summary of all product to be moved into a site

AutoScheduler reports what is coming from other sites & schedules an unloading time While it arrives Sept. 30, product is needed immediately, so AutoScheduler unloads it on Oct. 1, before it is needed

AutoScheduler moves excess inventory out when it “house keeping” is needed Every move-out has a corresponding move-in report at the receiving site

A summary of all product to be moved out

Movements are controlled by a number of parameter screens “On-Hold” materials can be dealt with separately Move all items of the same SKU together

AutoScheduler moves orders to best site based on... Availability of inventory Loading capability, such as people Warehouse capability (Is it open? Can it handle this kind of product?) Truck loading rules Inventory positions and age An order may be slated to ship from a location which does not have enough inventory or capability. For example, it is closed. AutoScheduler, under strict rules, will reassign the order to a new location.

To avoid product expiring, AutoScheduler can be told to move it to a place where it will ship

AutoScheduler moves orders to the best site based on inventory age Now After shipments % of life left Here the user has defined Age Bands at 10% & 30% of remaining product life

Shipments are relocated based on inventory availability & user preference New site has all the product needed Preferred site has only slightly less product than original site

AutoScheduler projects all inventory positions into the future...

…and highlights items which will go out of stock in “Shorts Report”

Stock summary report

Stock requirements by customer & time

Stock requirements summary by building

AutoScheduler reports... Operating opportunities (e.g. cross dock) Warnings (e.g. inventory or resource shortages) Resource utilization AutoScheduler provides the user with key reports so he/she can quickly hone in on “important issues”

Receipt is after shipment date May tell what to substitute Shipment warnings Receipt is after shipment date May tell what to substitute

Missing stock report

Missing inventory puts shipments at risk of shipping incomplete Other sites have the product The shipment is coming in, but places these shipments “at risk” because product arrives after loading begins

AutoScheduler reports resource usage Case pickers Problem Spikes can be moved by AutoScheduler Optimizer

AutoScheduler reports resource usage Dock doors Past due items Potential capacity problem is looming

AutoScheduler reports resource usage Loaders Need Capability

Loading early would miss product here Inventory availability for a shipment is tracked by case pick and pallet availability as well as total inventory over time Loading early would miss product here

Space used is tracked by area of the warehouse over time

AutoScheduler determines orders that can be immediately loaded because inventory & trailers are available & shipping early will not disrupt later shipments

AutoScheduler understands dependent activities when scheduling Loading can’t take place before cases are picked Picking can’t take place before items are received Receiving can’t take place before trucks arrive Scheduling for a user’s specified number of days within constraints on such items as: People Equipment Space (dock door availability, etc.) Maximize the opportunity to load directly from the production line (slide load) by scheduling loading when the needed product is made Meet customer ship times 100% of the time

Shipment schedule report Door is assigned to minimize lift truck travel Currently active Late TS - Transfer shipments created by AutoScheduler

Inbound schedule report by building

Inbound summary report

AutoScheduler parameters Allows configuration of parameters for all activities and capabilities Samples are shown on the following pages

User controls parameters for such items as slide loading Allows for long conveyor trips or quality checks

Run control parameters Sample Makes sure shipments leave from door closest to the product AutoScheduler maximizes the opportunity for cross docking

Run control parameters Sample Allows orders to be moved among facilities Defines priority Schedules receipts just before they are needed

AutoScheduler gathers data in a variety of formats from systems that manage an operation Warehouses (WMS) Transportation (TMS) Orders (OMS) Forecast Production plan (e.g. ERP schedule) Automatic storage (ASRS) Production monitoring (real time production management and scheduling)

Checks “freshness” of data AutoScheduler checks data validity Run control parameters – Data Checks Checks “freshness” of data

Runs on PC Needs fast connections to data sources Run time varies with complexity (number of SKU’s // degree of “optimization” Traditionally run every 30 minutes

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