Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)

IT/OT Convergence in Factories Today

December 15, 2022

The increasing complexity of today’s manufacturing industry requires manufacturers to add flexibility to their operations without losing efficiency or productivity….

By Nash Chakraborty

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What’s new in Opcenter APS 2210

November 7, 2022

Improving visualization of scheduling data and matrices for production schedules We are excited to announce that the latest version of…

By Alessandro Cereseto

2 MIN READ

What’s new in Opcenter Scheduling SMT 2210

November 3, 2022

Integrate with Fuji Nexim to improve multiline factory optimizer experience Opcenter™ Scheduling SMT software is a scheduling tool for the…

By Alessandro Cereseto

2 MIN READ

CASE STUDY: Trek Bicycle speeds customer deliveries and improves operational efficiency

August 12, 2022

Trek Bicycle Corporation, a leading specialty bike manufacturer based in Wisconsin, United States, has realized huge manufacturing efficiency gains through digital manufacturing.

By Claudia Basso

2 MIN READ

CASE STUDY: C. E. Schneckenflügel increases sales 100% by accelerating customer delivery time

August 10, 2022

C. E. Schneckenflügel, Germany’s leading screw blade manufacturer, is leveraging Siemens Opcenter Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) to improve production efficiency, cutting customer delivery time by 50%.

By Claudia Basso

2 MIN READ

CASE STUDY: Plastoform increases production efficiency by 8% with more efficient scheduling

August 9, 2022

Plastoform, one of Europe’s leading thermoformable plastic material manufacturers for the automotive, agriculture and marine industries, is realizing huge gains in production efficiency with automated scheduling.

By Claudia Basso

2 MIN READ

An Integrated APS and SCM disrupts traditional Supply Chain Management

July 18, 2022

It is no secret that supply chains, involving hundreds or thousands of external suppliers, partners and third parties, are becoming increasingly strategic and complex. Moreover, supply chains are increasingly forced to keep pace with the new model of the circular economy.

By Nash Chakraborty

2 MIN READ

Planning for a more resilient supply chain

June 30, 2022

Using digital collaboration to achieve productivity and delivery goals When manufacturers are asked to characterize their supply chain today, resilient…

By Alessandro Cereseto

< 1 MIN READ

Manufacturing operations management (MOM) – Harmonized MES, QMS, APS, and MI

June 7, 2022

Watch this video to learn how a harmonized MOM solution that includes MES, QMS, APS, and Manufacturing Intelligence helps cut costs, improve quality, and accelerate the end-to-end manufacturing cycle.

By Eric Mitchell

2 MIN READ