iPES by Pinja
Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system
An optimal production plan is based on factual information on the status, capacity and materials of the supply chain
The goal of production planning is to open up the production flow avoiding bottlenecks and unnecessary stoppages. To be successful, production planning needs reliable real-time information on demand and material and capacity needs related to the customer order. The production flow and profitability improve when work related to the customer order has been planned based on the correct initial data.
Defective production planning is characterized by:
Slow response to changes taking place in production
Production staff lack a clear view of the priority of tasks
Master data in the ERP is not up-to-date
Production planning improves the management of production disturbances and changes and increases transparency
The daily work of production planners and employees responsible for production includes solving problems related to sometimes rapidly changing production conditions. Production stoppages, material deficiencies, challenges related to demand forecasting or, for instance, human resources are factors that cause changes to planned production. In fact, the success of production planning is measured at the time of change; how fast production can be adapted to changed conditions to maintain supply security and keep up with the other targets of production.
A modern APS software enables the utilization of different scenarios. Scenarios are based on facts and help the planner see the results through different selections. Traditional Excel worksheets cannot do this; the future vision is limited to the following day at most.
Over 20 years of experience and expertise in optimization of production planning and supply chains for different industries
Wood processing and timber industry
Food industry
Machine shop and assembly industry
Process industry
Metal industry
Our solution: iPES – Production advanced planning and scheduling (APS) system
iPES by Pinja is a APS system for the optimization of production planning and supply chains. iPES is a modern and intelligent browser-based APS software solution that can also be used as a cloud service. The iPES system uses advanced optimization and simulation technologies also enabling what-if simulation based on scenarios.
A modular product architecture enables easy system expansions, updates and maintenance. Constant product development guarantees a long lifetime and reliable performance in the form of new versions and functionalities.
