Production Scheduling Software for European Manufacturers
Yes, EDGEBIC is available across Europe. It is finite capacity production scheduling software from User Solutions, Inc. (Michigan, USA, founded 1991), sold and supported directly to job shops, machine builders and discrete manufacturers in the European Union, the UK and Switzerland. It installs on your own Windows systems, works alongside SAP Business One, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Sage, Exact and Odoo, and is licensed one time rather than by subscription.
Where EDGEBIC Fits in European Manufacturing
European discrete manufacturing is a network of small and mid-sized specialists: German and Austrian machine builders, Italian and Spanish component makers, Dutch high-tech suppliers, Polish and Czech contract manufacturers, Nordic engineering firms. They share the same scheduling problem. High-mix work, expensive skilled labour, short delivery windows for OEM customers, and an ERP that tracks the money but cannot sequence the shop floor against finite capacity.
- Engineer-to-order and make-to-order work with unique routings per job
- Skilled operators and certifications as the binding constraint
- OEM automotive, aerospace and machinery customers demanding reliable dates
- Multiple small plants or work centres that need one consistent schedule
- SAP Business One, Business Central or Exact running finance but not the sequence
- Data residency reviews that rule out a foreign-hosted scheduling cloud
How EDGEBIC Serves EU Manufacturers
EDGEBIC is an advanced planning and scheduling (APS) engine built on finite capacity scheduling for high-mix job shop and discrete manufacturing. It models machines, work center groups, true alternates, sequence-dependent setup matrices and operator skills, and produces a schedule the floor can run and a delivery date sales can commit to.
- Forward and backward finite capacity scheduling across machines and operators
- Theory of Constraints anchor scheduling around bottlenecks
- Sequence-dependent setup matrix with setup families
- Parallel work centers, true alternates and work center groups
- Operator skills, certifications and shift rosters as constraints
- Multi-plant scheduling from one database
- ERP integration via Excel, CSV and database import-export
- Installed on your own Windows systems; one-time perpetual license
Deployment, Integration and Support in Europe
Your Site
Installed Windows application on .NET 8. Production data stays on your own server inside your own jurisdiction; nothing is hosted abroad.
Deployment and data location
SAP B1, BC, Exact
SAP Business One and S/4HANA, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Sage, Exact, Odoo, Epicor, Infor and abas via Excel, CSV or database import-export.
ERP integration
CET / CEST
Remote implementation and support from Michigan (Eastern Time) scheduled in the European afternoon overlap. 5-Day Implementation Framework.
Time zone and support
One-Time
Perpetual license, list priced in USD (25,000 APS, 35,000 Complete). No subscription, no per-user fees. Contact us for a quotation.
Pricing model
Full details on the pricing page and the ERP integration page. Country pages: United Kingdom, Germany and DACH, Netherlands, Ireland and France.
EDGEBIC Versus the APS Vendors European Manufacturers Shortlist
An honest view. Each of these tools is the right answer for somebody; EDGEBIC is the right answer for a European plant that wants real finite capacity scheduling, on its own systems, live in a week, without a subscription. Detailed head-to-heads are on the compare products hub.
Siemens Opcenter APS (Preactor)
United Kingdom and Germany
The enterprise standard across European automotive and machinery. Best inside the Siemens stack; heavy implementation and licensing for a mid-sized plant.
Netronic and Just Plan It
Germany
Gantt add-ons for Business Central and a simple cloud job shop scheduler. Lighter than EDGEBIC on constraints: no setup matrices, limited alternates and skills.
MRPeasy and Katana
Estonia
Cloud MRP for small assemblers with light capacity planning. Not finite capacity sequencing, and your data lives in their cloud rather than on your systems.
Asprova and PlanetTogether
Japan and United States
High-end APS for large multi-plant operations, typically on subscription. EDGEBIC competes on one-time licensing, a five-day implementation and ERP neutrality.
Frequently Asked Questions: EDGEBIC in Europe
Manufacturers Running EDGEBIC and Its Predecessors
Heavy industry, job shop and electronics customers scheduling finite capacity with User Solutions software.
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Book a remote demo in CET hours with your own routings and open orders, or download the free trial and run a finite capacity schedule on your own systems today.