Production Scheduling Software for UK Manufacturers
Yes, EDGEBIC is available in the United Kingdom. It is finite capacity scheduling software from User Solutions, Inc. (Michigan, USA, founded 1991), sold and supported directly to UK job shops, precision engineering firms and subcontract manufacturers. It installs on your own Windows systems, works alongside Sage, SAP Business One and Dynamics 365 Business Central, and is licensed one time rather than by subscription.
Built for the Way UK Job Shops Actually Run
British manufacturing is dominated by small and mid-sized engineering firms: subcontract machinists, fabricators, toolmakers and engineer-to-order builders supplying aerospace, automotive, defence, energy and medical customers. Post-Brexit supply chain reshoring has pushed more of that work back onshore, and with it the pressure to promise realistic delivery dates from a finite pool of machines and skilled operators. Spreadsheet planning and the scheduling module bolted onto an accounting package cannot do that.
- High-mix, low-volume work where every job carries its own routing and setup
- Skilled operators and apprentices as the real constraint, not the machines
- Aerospace and defence customers (AS9100, ISO 9001) expecting traceable delivery commitments
- Reshored work arriving faster than capacity can be added
- Sage or Business Central handling the money but not the shop floor sequence
- Delivery promises made from gut feel rather than actual finite capacity
How EDGEBIC Serves UK Manufacturers
EDGEBIC is a finite capacity scheduling engine built for high-mix job shop scheduling. It models machines, work centre groups, true alternates, sequence-dependent setup matrices and operator skills, then produces a schedule the shop floor can run and a delivery date sales can stand behind.
- Forward and backward finite capacity scheduling across machines and operators
- Drag-and-drop Gantt for what-if and daily rescheduling
- Sequence-dependent setup matrix with setup families
- Alternate work centres and work centre groups for load balancing
- Operator skills, certifications and shift rosters as constraints
- ERP integration via Excel, CSV and database import-export
- Installed on your own Windows systems: SQLite single-user, SQL Server multi-user
- One-time perpetual licence with no per-user fees
Deployment, Integration and Support in the UK
Your Site
Installed Windows application on .NET 8. Production data stays on your own machines and server; nothing is hosted for you.
Deployment and data location
Sage, SAP B1, BC
Sage 50/200/Intacct, SAP Business One, Dynamics 365 Business Central, Epicor, Odoo, Xero and QuickBooks via Excel, CSV or database import-export.
ERP integration
GMT / BST
Remote implementation and support from Michigan (Eastern Time) scheduled in the UK afternoon overlap. 5-Day Implementation Framework.
Time zone and support
One-Time
Perpetual licence, 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.
EDGEBIC Versus the APS Vendors UK Manufacturers Shortlist
An honest view. Each of these tools is the right answer for somebody; EDGEBIC is the right answer for a UK job shop 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)
UK origin, now part of Siemens
The best-known APS in Britain. Strongest inside the Siemens stack; heavier and slower to implement than EDGEBIC for a standalone job shop.
PlanetTogether
United States
Subscription APS aimed at larger multi-plant operations. EDGEBIC competes on one-time licensing and a five-day implementation.
MRPeasy and Katana
Estonia
Cloud MRP with light scheduling. Good for small assemblers; neither offers true finite capacity sequencing with setup matrices and alternate work centres.
Just Plan It and Asprova
Germany and Japan
Just Plan It is a simple cloud job shop scheduler; Asprova is a high-end APS common in automotive supply chains. EDGEBIC sits between them on depth and cost.
Frequently Asked Questions: EDGEBIC in the UK
Manufacturers Running EDGEBIC and Its Predecessors
Aerospace, defence, job shop and heavy industry customers scheduling finite capacity with User Solutions software.
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Book a remote demo in UK hours with your own routings and open orders, or download the free trial and run a finite capacity schedule on your own systems today.