Detailed production scheduling determines productivity, inventory levels, and delivery reliability
- Late delivery dates
- High inventory levels and tied‑up capital
- continuous rescheduling
- Overtime and additional shifts
- Lack of transparency around bottlenecks
Why MCP as an Opcenter APS partner?
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Economic impact instead of pure implementation
We don’t just implement software — we optimize your planning.Our focus is on measurable results: higher throughput, reduced lead times, lower inventory levels, and stable processes.
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Proprietary optimization add‑ons for maximum performance
With the MCP weighting rule, energy optimization, AI‑supported algorithms, and industry‑specific enhancements, we unlock significantly more value from Opcenter APS than a standard configuration.
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From analysis to sustainable optimization
From the initial potential assessment through implementation to continuous fine‑tuning of the planning logic, we support you over the long term.This ensures that your planning system is not only implemented, but strategically leveraged.
Opcenter APS – the foundation for stable and economically optimized production planning
Opcenter APS complements your existing system landscape rather than replacing it.
Integration with ERP, MES, and upstream systems — including SAP — is seamless. Opcenter APS takes over capacity‑constrained detailed scheduling and extends your existing IT landscape with realistic, executable production planning.
Multi‑level planning architectures enable strategic capacity planning over the mid‑term horizon as well as operational detailed scheduling in day‑to‑day operations.
Scenarios, simulations, and what‑if analyses provide a robust basis for decision‑making.
Opcenter APS takes all relevant influencing factors into account simultaneously: machines, tools, material availability, setup logic, workforce qualifications, and energy prices.
The result is a feasible, stable, and transparent production plan with higher planning quality and reduced rescheduling.
Maximum impact through MCP enhancements
Based on our experience from numerous implementation projects and close collaboration with research institutes, MCP has specifically enhanced Opcenter APS with powerful optimization functions.
The goal is to significantly increase economic value—going far beyond the mere modeling of constraints. In this way, a powerful APS system becomes a strategic control instrument with measurable impact.
Below, we present some selected highlights:
MCP Prioritization Logic
Flexible prioritization of on‑time delivery, setup times, lead time, costs, or energy consumption – aligned with your strategic objectives.
Energy Consumption Monitor
Integration of energy prices and on‑site power generation into production planning – enabling active peak shifting and reduced energy costs.
AI integration
Algorithmic support for bottleneck management, workforce deployment, setup optimization, and complex planning constraints.
Silo and tank planning
Realistic modeling of volumes, weights, and occupancy levels in continuous processes.
Power BI reporting
Transparent KPI dashboards for scenario comparisons, bottleneck analysis, and management decision‑making.
Your entry point: Free potential assessment
In a structured 60‑minute session, we jointly analyze:
- Your current planning situation
- economic levers
- realistic productivity and inventory potential
- meaningful implementation steps
You receive an initial, well‑founded assessment of whether and how Opcenter APS can generate economic value in your organization.
Our customers achieve measurable results
+10–20% productivity
significantly higher on‑time delivery performance
–10–40% Bestände
Case example: From reactive planning to strategic control
An internationally operating industrial group replaced Excel‑based production planning with Opcenter APS and MCP optimization add‑ons. The goal was to create transparency around bottlenecks, stabilize lead times, and establish planning as a decision‑relevant management foundation.
Inventory reduced by 20%
WIP reduced by 60%
Overall equipment utilization increased by 14%
Delivery performance improved by 4%
Conclusion:Production planning evolved from an operational reaction tool into a central control mechanism for managing inventory levels, capacity utilization, and delivery performance.
Frequently Asked Questions about Opcenter APS
ERP systems typically represent planning at a very high level and without considering all relevant constraints.
Opcenter APS, by contrast, creates capacity‑constrained, realistic production plans that take machines, materials, setup logic, and dependencies into account—making planning truly executable.
Opcenter APS optimizes production plans by taking all relevant influencing factors into account.
The result is higher on‑time delivery performance, reduced inventory levels, better utilization, and more stable operations in day‑to‑day production.
Opcenter APS makes bottlenecks and plan deviations visible at an early stage and enables fast, well‑founded rescheduling.
This ensures that production planning remains stable and controllable even in the face of short‑term changes.
Your next step toward stable and economically efficient production planning
In a structured discussion, we analyze your production planning, identify concrete potential, and show how productivity, inventory levels, and on‑time delivery performance can be measurably improved.