ERP for high-mix / low-volume manufacturing
Many different products in small quantities means many changeovers, a lot of work preparation and a schedule that changes daily. Digital WorkMate schedules on finite capacity, accounts for changeover times and gets direct feedback from operators and machines.
Where it often pinches
- A schedule that changes daily
- A lot of changeover time between orders
- Little insight into the actual status on the floor
- Scrap and yield per operation
Plan, execute, report back
- 1Priority
- 2Finite capacity
- 3Changeover times
- 4Work list
- 5Machine data
- 6Reschedule
A scheduler that keeps up
The scheduler recalculates automatically when an operation finishes earlier or later, the delivery date changes or scheduled times are adjusted.
Interchangeable machines
With operation groups the scheduler picks an available machine from the group that can do the same work.
Yield and scrap per operation
DWM advises start quantities based on planned yield and scrap and shows afterwards where in the routing losses occur.
What Digital WorkMate offers for this today
For each part you can see whether it is fully or partially available.
- Finite-capacity schedulingAvailable
Automatic priority-driven scheduler with ASAP and JIT scheduling, dependencies, critical path and a drag-to-reschedule Gantt chart. Per department you set a priority per production order, the Gantt shows department colours and filters on workplace, department and user, and a planner work list shows the operations of a user's workplaces. An operation without planned time does not block scheduling.
- Work centres, machines and capacityAvailable
Operations linked to machines or work centres, availability schemes per machine and person (create time slots by dragging, copy a day and fill days), interchangeable machines through operation groups and departments per site with their own colour and rights.
- Machine states and changeover timesAvailable
Configurable states per machine with allowed transitions and changeover times, used by the scheduler.
- Operator work listAvailable
Operations by priority per operator; start, park and complete with automatic time registration.
- Consumption, good/scrap and confirmationsAvailable
Book material consumption and good and scrapped quantities with scrap reason from the floor, with confirmation steps where needed.
- CNC connections (Fanuc, Heidenhain, Siemens Sinumerik)Available
Machine state, active program, tool, feed and speed, running times, cycle counts and alarms.
- Hours, progress and actual costingAvailable
Actual times, consumption and scrap per operation; planned versus actual and the cost per good piece.
- Takt linesAvailable
Flow-line planning in fixed takt periods and zones.
High-mix / low-volume: frequently asked questions
How does scheduling cope with daily changes?
The scheduler recalculates automatically when an operation finishes earlier or later, the delivery date changes or scheduled times are adjusted. In the Gantt chart you reschedule by dragging.
Can an operation run on different machines?
Yes. With operation groups the scheduler picks an available machine from the group that can do the same work.
Can I see where losses occur in the routing?
Yes. Digital WorkMate advises start quantities based on planned yield and scrap and shows afterwards where in the routing losses occur.
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