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Mill scheduling is a process designed to create optimized schedules that consider detailed capacity, product mix, labor, and transportation constraints. Mill scheduling can help schedulers create fully executable, detailed production timetables for hot rolling, cold rolling, continuous heat treat, and coating facilities.
The i2 Solution: i2 Mill Scheduler
i2 Mill Scheduler is designed to solve order planning problems. Mill Scheduler can also take business rules such as due dates, customer priorities, and allocation constraints into account. This solution can support diverse optimization strategies in the metals sector through built-in optimizers, and also provides powerful manual scheduling capabilities.
Key capabilities of i2 Mill Scheduler can include:
- Representation of constraints
- A user interface that allows for manual rescheduling using drag-and-drop
- Ease of integration with other i2 solutions
- Consideration of multiple scenarios
- Problem visibility with manual and automatic problem resolution
- Collaboration with order fulfillment for direct scheduling of production
Key benefits of i2 Mill Scheduler can include:
- Reduced inventory
- Improved production efficiency, by taking multiple production constraints into consideration
- Reduced transportation costs, by grouping orders and limiting the necessity for multiple trips
- Improved schedule quality
- Improved allocation of constrained materials and capacity while meeting due dates and customer priorities
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