Factory Planner

Synchronize production schedules with material and factory constraints

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i2 Factory Planner

i2 Factory Planner enables an organization to more precisely manage key manufacturing variables, from work-center capacity and set-up times to material availability, labor availability, due dates, and corporate production policies. Built on the principles of lean manufacturing and constraint-based planning, i2 Factory Planner enables companies to achieve the best throughput and customer service levels at the lowest inventory level and cost.

This solution has been deployed in more than 500 production settings, including both discrete and process manufacturing environments. i2 Factory Planner has been installed in various industries including consumer packaged goods, consumer electronics, metals, automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, and high-tech assembly operations.

"i2 Factory Planner was selected for this combined solution because of its seamless integration with the 4P MES solution. Factory Planner could be implemented quickly, and delivers the accelerated planning and specialized functionality needed in the Teich AG production environment."
Erwin Bronk
4Production Chief Operating Officer

Key capabilities of i2 Factory Planner include:

Quick identification of potential supply chain problems
Feasible procurement and production plans against shop floor and supply chain constraints
Accurate due-date quoting to improve customer service
Modeling richness to represent a wide range of manufacturing environments
Quick “what-if” scenario analysis for effective decision making

Benefits of i2 Factory Planner include:

Higher on-time delivery rates and improved customer service
Reduced inventory levels
Higher throughput
Lower manufacturing costs and less overtime
More efficient use of machine, material, and labor resources

News Update

The latest release, announced Oct. 21, 2009, focuses on improving the user experience and increasing planner productivity. New features include:

A plan performance dashboard that enables planners to quickly review and understand key capacity, material, and order-related metrics
A master planning dashboard that provides time-phased integrated views of demand, capacity, and materials, enabling rapid planner correlations between the three variable streams
A workflow-oriented user experience for problem identification, plan comparison, and problem resolution, reducing analysis and resolution time
A new planning algorithm for enhanced synchronization of capacity, improved material assignment, and reduction of work-in-process inventory, enabling improved plan quality and optimization turnaround time

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Success Story

“When I compare our systems to those of other companies, I see that we have much greater visibility into our production and can make reliable promises to our customers. We are a very competitive organization now and can offer our customers better service, capacity reservation and rapid production times.” —Joachim Heidrich, Leader, Production Planning, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke