Cimag Scheduling: Production scheduling software for real-time planning
CIMAG scheduling software is a scheduling software solution dedicated to production operations management and workshop planning. Production scheduling software communicates directly with your ERP in real time. The production schedule is created from information available in the ERP ( work orders, bills of material, etc.) and settings made in Cimag Scheduling ( resources capacity, calendars, manpower assignment, planned events, etc.).
Once the information has been retrieved from the ERP, the scheduling module proposes the best possible production scenario. Based on this production schedule, the scheduling manager will be able to manually refine it by moving the work ordeds on the Gantt chart with a simple click, to integrate emergencies or simply simulate different scenarios, available using capacity load analysis.
Want to optimize your production schedules?
Cimag Scheduling Software Features:
- Retrieve and import work orders (WO) from ERP
- Calculate WO start/end times and dates
- Automatically recalculate lead times in case of machine breakdown
- Customize and manually edit the schedule using Drag & Drop
- Present operations and work orders as Gantt charts
- Manage routings and links between operations
- Complete machine calendars: shift cycles (2×8, 3×8, day…) and occasional events (machine breakdown, preventive maintenance…)
- Define resource capacity (multiple WO)
- Calculate and define set-up and dismantling times
- Plan for finite capacity: as soon as possible (ASAP), as late as possible (JIT) or on the scheduled launch date
- Define alerts: delivery date exceeded, availability of tooling or materials, etc.
Benefits of production scheduling:
- Control and optimize your production schedule
- Improve your customer service rate and the reliability of your lead times
- Reduce loading times and WIP
- Optimize the time allocated to production planning
- Share workshop schedules in real time
- Improve communication between planning and production teams
- Edit work and backlog lists
” We worked in push production, meaning we could not guarantee reliable deadlines for our customers. As a result, we decided to implement an MES tool in the workshop to improve our production scheduling.”
Stéphane Chabaille, ERP Manager
at Hutchinson Excellence System
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