PSImetals - Module PSImetals Planning
Manage the full planning workflow, from long-term business planning through operation production planning down to short-term detailed scheduling.
Revolutionize your Supply Chain Planning with Real-Time Insights
Good plans should align with business objectives, but most importantly, they should be actionable. PSImetals Planning leverages specialized data and optimization models to generate real-time plans and schedules, integrating them into production while optimizing material flow and energy resources across processes, from metal ore processing to shipping.
It supports various demand fulfillment and inventory replenishment models, facilitates stakeholder alignment through scenario management, and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs), thereby improving decision-making and operational efficiency.
Your Benefits
- Reduce throughput times
- Minimize WIP inventory levels
- Improve product qualities through better consideration of scheduling constraints
- Optimize order combinations
- Maximize through-process yield
- Maximize the efficiency of planning workflows
- Update plans and schedules with simplicity
- React timely to deviations in the plan
Digitally Define your Planning and Scheduling Processes
This is where the PSImetals Service Platform comes in
- Easily integrates services such as artificial intelligence
- Java-based software technology for a high configurability and intuitive user interfaces
- Certified SAP integration and optimized interfaces
Decarbonization & Energy Services
Metals production is currently undergoing transformation towards green metals production. Hence, transformation to net-zero production needs to go hand-in-hand with process digitalization and innovative software for efficient production management of planning, scheduling and execution of processes. With our 360°-approach to support the digital transformation towards green production, we accompany you on the way there.
Features
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Demand & Sales Planning Demand and Sales Planning starts with Demand Planning, where forecasts and available capacity are assessed. It then evolves into Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), incorporating production plans, constraints, and quota generation. The process concludes with interactive or automated Available-to-Promise (ATP) Due Date Quoting, enabling informed decision-making.
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Flow & Order Planning Flow and Order Planning includes the calculation of capacity plans and target material flows at both the product family and order levels, campaign planning, alignment with the S&OP plan, and Capable-to-Promise (CTP) checks with confirmation of planned due dates.
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Material Planning Material Planning involves calculating net demand, optimizing inventory-order assignments and reservations, supporting replenishment at decoupling points, implementing vendor-managed inventory (VMI) strategies, and optimizing material utilization through coil and plate combination.
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Order & Line Scheduling Order and Line Scheduling includes cross-plant scheduling of the order book, throughput optimization for various production lines (such as continuous/ingot casting, hot and cold rolling, galvanizing) based on metal-specific models, hot charging optimization, and seamless integration with production execution.
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Analysis & Plan Assessment Analysis and Plan Assessment integrates what-if scenario analysis and comparison with key performance indicators (KPI) monitoring, using embedded business intelligence (EBI) tools like reports, charts, and dashboards.
