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Insights on production scheduling, lean manufacturing, and manufacturing software from 35+ years of industry experience.
How the platform actually works: scheduling, optimization, the shop floor and ERP data.
Job Shop Mixed-Priority Scheduling: Rush, Standard, and Stock in One Plan
Job shop mixed-priority scheduling sequences rush, standard, and stock orders by priority then due date, and can search job orderings for a provably better plan.
Li-Ion Battery: Scheduling Coating and Other Continuous Lines
Li-ion battery continuous process scheduling: mark coating and drying lines as continuous, use a start-to-start lag so downstream overlaps, and compress electrode makespan.
Li-Ion Battery: Planning Around Yield and Scrap Honestly
Li-ion battery yield scrap planning: how a planner sizes a job so good cell output meets demand, and where the yield field belongs in replenishment rather than the scheduler.
Machine Shop Multi-Shift Scheduling: One Job Across Day and Night
Machine shop multi-shift scheduling lets a single job span day and night shifts and multiple machines, so a 28-hour part finishes in a day, not a guess.
Make-to-Order Shops: Scheduling Backward From the Due Date
Make to order backward scheduling: pull each job to finish just in time, cut work in process, and get told before you promise when a due date simply will not fit.
Medical Device Scheduling: Planning on Operator Hours, Not Just Head Count
Medical device operator hours scheduling tracks a per-person hours ledger, so a plan books only the certified-operator time you have and slides work when it runs out.
Metal Fabrication Quoting: Promise Dates From a Real Capacity Simulation
Metal fabrication quoting software simulates the job against live shop capacity, so a fab shop quotes lead time and cost from a real schedule, not a gut feel.
Packaging Lines: Scheduling Machines That Must Run in Lockstep
Packaging multi-machine line scheduling runs filler, capper, and labeler in synchronized lockstep, or splits a job across duplicate lines to finish in half the time.
Plastics Scheduling: Modeling Mold Cavities and Pieces-Based Capacity
Plastics cavity capacity scheduling models a multi-cavity mold as machine instances and schedules by pieces per hour, so the plan matches real molding throughput.
Print Shop Quoting: Turn a Job Around With a Real Press Schedule Behind It
Print shop quoting software simulates the job against your live press load, so a quick-turn quote carries a lead time and price the shop can actually hit.
Tool and Die Shops: Scheduling When Setup Runs the Job
Setup heavy scheduling for tool and die shops: price each machine's real changeover by sequence so plans stop assuming an average that is wrong in both directions.
How EDGEBIC Switches Between Finite and Infinite Capacity
Where EDGEBIC by User Solutions runs finite, where it runs infinite, and the three settings that move a job between them, with worked numbers.