Increase Your Manufacturing Efficiency with QAD’s Planning and Scheduling Workbenches Gary Wasserman – Applications Specialist

What Do The Analysts Say? “Best-in-Class manufacturers are 49% more likely to have real-time visibility between manufacturing operations and customer orders.” Matthew Littlefield, AberdeenGroup, Manufacturing Operations Management: Capitalizing on the Economic Recovery, March 2010

Planning and Scheduling Trends Integration Visibility Automation Tool/Process standardization

Planning & Scheduling Phases DaysWeeksMonths Sales & Operations Planning Master Scheduling & Material Planning Production Scheduling Resource planning based on forecast & sales projections Factoring materials, tools, personnel, machine setup times, defining job start and completion times, job sequence. Balancing supply/demand/capacity – defining job due dates

The Scheduler’s Challenge QAD Planning and Scheduling Workbenches

Master Scheduler’s Challenge Finance Engineering Executives Manufacturing Sales There’s too much cash tied up in inventory! There’s a new product introduction scheduled for the fall! But we need more time for design! Service levels are down. I need more inventory! Whatever it takes to keep the customer happy! ROI must improve; the stockholders are not happy! There are too many changes! Provide fixed schedules and the correct parts and delivery will improve.

Production Scheduler’s Challenge Finance Materials Manufacturing Sales High variances to “plan” (extra setup, downtime, labor), you need to optimize your production schedule. You can’t change the schedule on short notice and expect the materials to be available. Drops in a new high priority order due tomorrow, which order can be moved? Labor / machine resources not available for 2 nd shift – what are you going to do about this?

Common Planning & Scheduling Situation

The QAD Solution QAD Planning and Scheduling Workbenches

CRP Master Scheduling Master Scheduling Flow

Discrete Scheduling Repetitive Scheduling Production Scheduling Flow

Period - > Month - > Week - > Day - > Shift - > Interval - > hour Initial plan is created by MRP Demand Received Balance demand / supply /resources to ensure a feasible and level production plan. Production Planned Sequence production orders by item attributes and resource allocations to Optimize shop floor Production Scheduled Verify materials available Release orders Print work orders and schedules Production Dispatched Monitor Production & Manage Production Order Production Reported Base MSW PSW Production Planned (MSW) Capacity & Load Planning Capacity & Load Planning Manage Scheduling Horizon Manage Scheduling Horizon Apply Data Groupings/Filters Apply Data Groupings/Filters Select Views (daily-weekly-monthly) Select Views (daily-weekly-monthly) Apply Totaling (KYB) Apply Totaling (KYB) Apply Leveling (KYB) Apply Leveling (KYB) Production Planned (MSW) Capacity & Load Planning Capacity & Load Planning Manage Scheduling Horizon Manage Scheduling Horizon Apply Data Groupings/Filters Apply Data Groupings/Filters Select Views (daily-weekly-monthly) Select Views (daily-weekly-monthly) Apply Totaling (KYB) Apply Totaling (KYB) Apply Leveling (KYB) Apply Leveling (KYB) Production Planned (Base) Auto-Firm Auto-Firm Manage Production Order Manage Production Order  Header Attributes  Operation Attributes  Date & Times Production Planned (Base) Auto-Firm Auto-Firm Manage Production Order Manage Production Order  Header Attributes  Operation Attributes  Date & Times Many new capabilities + 60> reports, inquiries, maintenance and process programs rolled up into the new Production Scheduler Production Planned Production Scheduled Production Dispatched Production ReportedDemand received CAC Demand Received (MSW) Exception Based Visual Indicators Exception Based Visual Indicators Filtering by Exceptions Filtering by Exceptions Control Content - Demand/Supply Control Content - Demand/Supply Control Demand Sources Control Demand Sources Demand Received (MSW) Exception Based Visual Indicators Exception Based Visual Indicators Filtering by Exceptions Filtering by Exceptions Control Content - Demand/Supply Control Content - Demand/Supply Control Demand Sources Control Demand Sources Demand Received (Base) Integrated CRP calculates operation dates Integrated CRP calculates operation dates Demand Detail Drilldown Demand Detail Drilldown Monitor Inventory Monitor Inventory Demand Received (Base) Integrated CRP calculates operation dates Integrated CRP calculates operation dates Demand Detail Drilldown Demand Detail Drilldown Monitor Inventory Monitor Inventory Production Scheduled (PSW) Sequence production within days & shifts Sequence production within days & shifts Dynamically Configurable Structure Dynamically Configurable Structure Dynamically build multi-views to sequence between resources Dynamically build multi-views to sequence between resources Production Scheduled (PSW) Sequence production within days & shifts Sequence production within days & shifts Dynamically Configurable Structure Dynamically Configurable Structure Dynamically build multi-views to sequence between resources Dynamically build multi-views to sequence between resources Production Scheduled (Base) Multi-Op management Multi-Op management Integrated Component Availability Check Integrated Component Availability Check Production Scheduled (Base) Multi-Op management Multi-Op management Integrated Component Availability Check Integrated Component Availability Check Production Dispatched (PSW) Multi-Select Multi-Select Auto Release Auto Release Export Dispatch List To Excel Export Dispatch List To Excel(MSW) Export Schedule To Excel Export Schedule To Excel Production Dispatched (PSW) Multi-Select Multi-Select Auto Release Auto Release Export Dispatch List To Excel Export Dispatch List To Excel(MSW) Export Schedule To Excel Export Schedule To Excel Production Dispatched (Base) Integrated Component Availability Check Integrated Component Availability Check Integrated Single & Multi WO Print Integrated Single & Multi WO Print View only security for shop floor personnel View only security for shop floor personnel Production Dispatched (Base) Integrated Component Availability Check Integrated Component Availability Check Integrated Single & Multi WO Print Integrated Single & Multi WO Print View only security for shop floor personnel View only security for shop floor personnel Production Reported (PSW) (MSW) Monitor activity with visual completion indicators Monitor activity with visual completion indicators Production Reported (PSW) (MSW) Monitor activity with visual completion indicators Monitor activity with visual completion indicators Production Reported (Base) Monitor WIP of production order Monitor WIP of production order Monitor WIP of operations Monitor WIP of operations Monitor WIP of production cum Monitor WIP of production cum Production Reported (Base) Monitor WIP of production order Monitor WIP of production order Monitor WIP of operations Monitor WIP of operations Monitor WIP of production cum Monitor WIP of production cum MRP MSW PSW Base CAC

Capacity Frame Displays capacity information per selected resource in the Schedule Grid - Balance your planned and required capacity. Supply/Demand Frame Provides demand & supply information per selected item in the Schedule Grid. - Primary information used for scheduling decision making. Schedule Grid The primary context of the workbench. - View and modify your production schedules for each item. MSW Screen Overview

Supporting Panels Enables master scheduling action and decision making. Represents over 30 maintenance programs and reports! MSW Screen Overview

Production Order Sequence Grid Schedule and sequence production orders by item attributes Production Order Browse Search & group data per user specification Drag & Drop the orders to the desired position on the Sequence Grid. Production Order Maintenance View and maintain all order details PSW Screen Overview

Monitor Material Shortages Planning and Scheduling Process Support

Release Production Orders by Work Center Planning and Scheduling Process Support

Manage Materials for Work Center Planning and Scheduling Process Support

Demo QAD Planning and Scheduling Workbenches

Master Scheduling Workbench Value Reduces master scheduling time and complexity Compresses manufacturing response Provides ability to create an effective master schedule Enables to be proactive

Production Scheduling Workbench Value Reduces production scheduling time and complexity Provides ability to create an “optimized” production schedule Removes need for spreadsheets