Our solution for production planning in electrical engineering

Get some no-strings advice from our experts and get a head start on the competition with our production planning tool.

In our no-obligation webinar, we will show you trends in production planning, present the state-of-the-art Preactor planning tool and clarify whether the application of the software tool is suitable for your individual needs.

Opcenter APS offers all the functionalities required for the wide variety of manufacturing processes in electrical engineering.

Your Challenges in Production Planning in Electrical Engineering

Market requirements: diversity in variant production, decreasing batch sizes, late changes, short lead times – even for engineer-to-order production.

Precise coordination of countless production and assembly orders via multi-level parts lists with numerous sub-assemblies

Different manufacturing principles under one roof: workshop production, batch processes such as furnaces, flow production with and without buffer storage, assembly stations

The original vision was to enable our manufacturing data, make it transparent and have one source of truth.

Your Advantages With Our Production Planning Solution for Electrical Engineering With Opcenter APS

Optimal allocation of work steps to machines depending on specified target criteria and capability/productivity

Lower personnel costs thanks to precise assignment of tasks and transparency regarding over- and under-utilisation

Transparency regarding all design and drawing deadlines directly in rough and detailed planning

Immediate detection of missing parts during every adjustment of the rough and detailed plan

Optimisation of filling in furnace processes and similar processes (batch planning)

Motivated team thanks to longer planning horizon, early identification of problems and fewer last-minute changes

We would be pleased to advise you free of charge on the right solution for your company.

In our no-obligation webinar, we will show you trends in production planning, present the state-of-the-art Preactor planning tool and clarify whether the application of the software tool is suitable for your individual needs.

References

The successful introduction of our production planning tool Opcenter APS based on the tailor-made industry solution Production Planning for Electrical Engineering has prompted the management of Siemens Energy – Transformers Weiz to commission extensions such as semi-automated planning for the ‘winding shop’ and ‘insulation material production’ at MCP.

Read our success story now about designing a planning solution with Opcenter APS at the Siemens plant in Weiz.

Planning architecture in production planning Electrical engineering

ROUGH PLANNING

  • Capacity planning over a longer period of time
  • Levelling of capacity utilisation
  • Identification of measures for internal capacity adjustment
  • Advance planning of personnel requirements
  • Responding to delivery date enquiries
  • Keeping capacity available for ad hoc repair orders
  • Reduction of inventories

SCHEDULING

  • Detailed plan with realistic start times for setup, work steps and maintenance
  • Distribution to all workstations, setup teams, maintenance and toolmaking
  • Ongoing adjustment and optimisation of the detailed plan in the event of disruptions
  • Integration of ad hoc orders or urgent orders
  • Precise scheduling of delivery date enquiries in the near future

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