Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software With a Published Price
Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software plans and sequences production against every real constraint at once (machines, labor, tooling, shifts and material) and replans when something changes. EDGEBIC (RMDB 2.0) by User Solutions is APS for discrete manufacturers: finite capacity scheduling, what-if scenarios and a mathematical optimizer in one installed application.
Built for small and mid-size plants that have outgrown spreadsheets or an ERP scheduling module, without a months-long enterprise APS project. $25,000 one time, not a subscription.
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What Makes EDGEBIC Real APS
An APS system earns the name by modelling the constraints an ERP leaves out. These are all in EDGEBIC APS, the $25,000 edition.
- Forward and backward finite capacity scheduling
- Machines, labor, tooling and material constrained at the same time
- Theory of Constraints anchoring around the bottleneck
- Parallel work centers, true alternates and machine pools
- Sequence-dependent setup matrix with setup families
- Lot streaming with transfer batches and overlap
- Operator skills, certifications and shift rosters
- Two-layer optimizer with Google OR-Tools CP-SAT
- What-if scenarios and quoting, compared before you commit
- Shop-floor kiosk for operator punches and piece counts
- Reports for OEE, utilization, on-time delivery and earned value
- MRP, inventory, purchasing and material pegging in EDGEBIC Complete
Retired the ERP planning module for finite capacity planning
BAE Systems / Ordnance Systems, Inc.
BAE Systems / Ordnance Systems had an ERP with MRP and capacity requirements planning, but it let planners enter a master schedule that exceeded available capacity and gave little warning when they did. The team stopped using it for production planning.
After sending sample data from its ERP for review, it selected RMDB, the engine behind EDGEBIC, and had most of its bills of resource, inventory items and work centers loaded in a very short time. Marc Phillippi, ERP Systems Manager, called it a vital tool in the plant's production planning and scheduling.
EDGEBIC vs ERP Scheduling Modules, Spreadsheets and Enterprise APS
Where EDGEBIC sits among the options. It does the finite capacity work of enterprise APS at a price and implementation time a mid-size plant can absorb.
| Spreadsheet | ERP scheduling module | Enterprise APS | EDGEBIC APS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity model | Whatever you build by hand | Usually infinite capacity with fixed lead times | Finite, deep constraint modelling | Finite across machines, labor, tooling and shifts |
| Setups and alternates | Manual | Fixed setup times, limited alternates | Yes | Setup matrix by family, parallel and alternate work centers |
| Optimization | None | Rarely | Yes, often an extra module | Included: multi-run search plus CP-SAT |
| What-if scenarios | Copy the file | Rarely | Yes | Yes, run in memory and compared side by side |
| Works with your ERP | Manual re-keying | It is the ERP | Pre-built connectors to major ERPs | Any ERP that exports Excel, CSV or database tables |
| Implementation | Hours | Part of the ERP project | Months, usually consultant-led | Days to weeks (Plastilite: 5 days with ERP integration) |
| Pricing | Free | Included or an add-on module | Annual per-seat subscription or a $50K+ project | $25,000 one time ($35,000 with MRP) |
Comparing APS Vendors
The APS field for discrete manufacturing includes PlanetTogether, Siemens Opcenter APS (Preactor), Epicor, Asprova, DELMIA Ortems and EDGEBIC. EDGEBIC differs on published one-time pricing, implementation in days, ERP independence and optimization included in the base edition. Head-to-head comparisons:
- RMDB and EDGEBIC vs PlanetTogether
- RMDB and EDGEBIC vs Siemens Preactor
- RMDB and EDGEBIC vs Siemens Opcenter APS
- RMDB and EDGEBIC vs Epicor APS
- RMDB and EDGEBIC vs Asprova
- RMDB and EDGEBIC vs DELMIA Ortems
New to the category? Start with what advanced planning and scheduling is, APS vs ERP scheduling and the best APS software compared.
EDGEBIC Pricing: Published, One-Time
Two editions of EDGEBIC by User Solutions, both perpetual licenses with updates included and no per-seat annual fee. EDGEBIC is an installed Windows application, not a subscription service. See EDGEBIC pricing and editions or how this compares with the market.
| Edition | What it includes | One-time license |
|---|---|---|
| EDGEBIC APS | Finite capacity scheduling and optimization: graphical routing designer, forward and backward scheduling, Theory of Constraints anchoring, parallel work centers, sequence-dependent setup, lot streaming, operator skills, and a two-layer schedule optimizer. | $25,000 |
| EDGEBIC Complete | Everything in EDGEBIC APS plus MRP, inventory, purchasing and material pegging, so material availability constrains the schedule alongside machines and labor. | $35,000 |
Works Alongside Your ERP
Keep your ERP as the system of record. Orders, routings, work centers and actuals come into EDGEBIC from Excel, CSV or database tables, and finite capacity schedules and realistic dates go back out. No middleware and no custom API project. Step-by-step integration guides:
- EDGEBIC with SAP
- EDGEBIC with Epicor
- EDGEBIC with NetSuite
- EDGEBIC with Microsoft Dynamics
- EDGEBIC with QuickBooks
- EDGEBIC with Sage
- EDGEBIC with JobBOSS
- EDGEBIC with Infor
- EDGEBIC with Acumatica
- EDGEBIC with Odoo
- EDGEBIC with Fourth Shift
- EDGEBIC with SYSPRO
- EDGEBIC with Global Shop Solutions
- EDGEBIC with Plex
- EDGEBIC with IQMS / DELMIAworks
- EDGEBIC with Made2Manage
Using a different system? Any ERP that exports Excel, CSV or database tables works. See EDGEBIC ERP integration and the ERP scheduling add-on.
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Send an export from your ERP. We will schedule it in EDGEBIC to finite capacity and show you the result against your own numbers.
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