Machine Shop Scheduling Software for High-Mix Job Shops
Finite capacity scheduling built for the reality of machine shops: every job is different, every customer wants it Tuesday, and the schedule changes three times before lunch. Used by manufacturers since 1991.
Why Machine Shop Scheduling Is Different
Generic production scheduling tools were built for repetitive manufacturing — long runs of the same product on the same machine. Machine shops are the opposite: high mix, low volume, custom routings, and a constant stream of expedites that breaks whatever schedule you posted yesterday. Off-the-shelf ERP scheduling cannot keep up.
- Every job has unique routings, setup times, and material requirements
- Sequence-dependent changeovers blow up theoretical schedules
- Customer expedites force daily reschedules of the entire floor
- Skilled operators are the constraint, not the machines
- Alternate work centers are critical when primary machines are loaded
- Estimating delivery dates without finite capacity creates broken promises
How RMDB Serves Machine Shops
RMDB is a finite-capacity scheduling engine purpose-built for high-mix, low-volume environments. It handles the messiness of real machine shops — alternate routings, sequence-dependent setups, operator skill constraints, and daily expedites — in a single Gantt-driven interface that planners can actually use.
- Finite capacity scheduling that honors machine and operator constraints
- Drag-and-drop Gantt for instant what-if and rescheduling
- Sequence-dependent setup time modeling
- Alternate work center support for load balancing
- Operator skill matrices and labor scheduling alongside machines
- Realistic customer promise dates based on actual capacity
- Integrates with QuickBooks, Sage, Epicor, JobBOSS, and others
- One-time license — no per-user subscription fees
Proven Results in Machine Shop Manufacturing
30% → 90%
On-time shipping percentage in repair shops
Repair Shop Customer
5 Days
From kickoff to live finite-capacity schedule on the shop floor
Standard Implementation
Accurate
Labor scheduling with MRP add-on for realistic promise dates
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Manufacturing realized while maintaining MRP purchasing benefits
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