{"id":690,"date":"2017-06-23T01:53:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T08:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-Opcenter-Blog\/What-s-new-in-SIMATIC-IT-Preactor-APS-2016\/ba-p\/417166"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:59:33","slug":"whats-new-in-simatic-it-preactor-aps-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/opcenter\/whats-new-in-simatic-it-preactor-aps-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new in SIMATIC IT Preactor APS 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Are you ready for a system to support your planning and scheduling efforts? Check out SIMATIC IT Preactor APS 2016, a family of production planning and scheduling software products that improve the synchronization of your manufacturing processes, giving you greater visibility and control to increase utilization and on-time delivery, while reducing inventory levels and waste. SIMATIC IT Preactor APS 2016 is a highly customizable capacity planning and scheduling package.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><STRONG>Featuring improved integration, reporting and visualization<\/STRONG><BR \/>Some of the key benefits achieved with SIMATIC IT Preactor APS 2016 include:<\/P><br \/>\n<P><BR \/>\u2022 Better forward visibility of production<BR \/>\u2022 Improved utilization and efficiency<BR \/>\u2022 Reduction of inventory and work-in-progress (WIP)<BR \/>\u2022 Easier impact analysis and change management<BR \/>\u2022 Better customer service<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><STRONG>Configuration enhancements<\/STRONG><BR \/>SIMATIC IT Preactor APS 2016 offers a number of functional enhancements targeted at the SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Standard and SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Professional user, including:<\/P><br \/>\n<P><BR \/>\u2022 The capability to model overall resource efficiency<BR \/>\u2022 The inclusion of priorities in the trace chart window and the weighting rule<BR \/>\u2022 The extension of material control functionality in SIMATIC IT Preactor AS Professional to allow linking to many operations with the same operation number and different names<\/P><br \/>\n<P><BR \/>Companies around the globe, ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large corporations, employ SIMATIC IT Preactor APS as part of their global supply chain solution. 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