{"id":127,"date":"2021-12-21T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/small-medium-business\/?p=127"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:39:54","slug":"aps-software-vs-other-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/small-medium-business\/2021\/12\/21\/aps-software-vs-other-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"APS software vs. other solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manufacturers without APS software have found varying degrees of success with different operation management systems and other pieces of software not designed for advanced planning and scheduling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spreadsheets and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are the two most commonly used solutions, but they still lack many of the features APS software provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, spreadsheets can\u2019t provide any kind of scenario analysis regarding trends and fluctuating sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, working in a spreadsheet is labor-intensive, and it can take hours or even days to create a production schedule depending on the number of inputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ERP tools could be considered a step up from spreadsheets, but it still falls short of a complete APS system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many ERP systems ignore any type of resource management, prediction capability or capacity utilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this webinar clip and discover how APS software stacks up against other solutions and hear what users are saying about it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/11\/Screenshot_Video6.png\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/0ad3f0ad-d596-4017-a008-9b6eea716338-en-US-video.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>APS Software vs. Other solutions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Auto suppliers using APS software experience a significant competitive edge over other manufacturers and immediate returns on their investment with better interdepartmental communication, shortened production cycles, reduced inventories, and improved productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full on-demand webinar and discover what APS software can help auto suppliers accomplish, how different auto companies are using the software, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.sw.siemens.com\/pac8JqdK\" style=\"border-radius:50px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the webinar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning and scheduling isn\u2019t a game, but that didn\u2019t stop us from turning it into one. 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