Module 05 · Production Scheduling

MAPP ADEPT — a schedule the line can actually achieve.

MAPP ADEPT transforms planning and scheduling using an intelligent OEE-driven engine — building plans against measured capability rather than nominal machine rates.

The problem

Plans built on nominal rates fail on contact with the shift.

Most schedules assume every machine runs at its rated speed with no changeover overrun and no unplanned stops. Reality delivers something else, and by mid-shift the plan is being managed informally on a whiteboard.

A scheduling engine that knows each asset's actual OEE produces plans that hold — and flags realistically when they will not.

OEE-aware by design. ADEPT schedules against the performance MAPP EYE measures, so capacity assumptions are grounded in what the line has actually delivered.

Input

ERP production orders

Input

Measured line capability

Input

Planned maintenance windows

Output

Executable line-level schedule

Key capabilities

What MAPP ADEPT does.

AI-assisted scheduling

Sequencing suggestions that account for changeover cost, due dates and measured line capability.

Line-level scheduling

Plans built at the resolution work is actually executed, not just at plant level.

ERP order syncing

Production orders imported from ERP automatically, with WIP status written back.

Real-time updates

The schedule reacts to what is happening on the floor rather than describing the morning's intentions.

What-if analysis

Test the impact of a rush order, a breakdown or an extra shift before committing to it.

Load balancing

Work distributed across available lines and work centres to avoid artificial constraints.

WIP updates to ERP

Progress reported upward continuously so planning and sales see reality, not yesterday.

Schedule adherence analytics

Measurement of how closely execution followed the plan, and why it did not.

Benefits

What planning gains.

  • Schedules that survive contact with the shift
  • Changeover overhead reduced through better sequencing
  • Rush orders assessed against real capacity before being promised
  • Maintenance windows planned rather than absorbed as downtime
  • Sales and planning working from live WIP instead of yesterday's report
  • Adherence measured, so planning quality can actually improve
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How often does your plan survive the shift?

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