Advanced Planning & Scheduling

Plan with clarity.
Deliver with
confidence.

Connect demand, materials, people and machines in one production schedule. Understand what can run, when it can run and how each decision affects delivery.

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TEXVIA

Your CAI PlanetTogether value-added reseller & partner.Industrial expertise. Connected systems. Practical implementation.

The core value

A clearer view of
what your factory
can deliver.

A production plan needs to account for more than order dates. Machines, material receipts, labour, tooling and changeovers all shape what is possible.

CAI PlanetTogether brings these constraints together so your teams can assess the trade-offs before releasing work. Connect planning, operations, supply chain and sales around a shared, achievable schedule.

Commercial value

Make more informed commitments.

Assess feasible production dates and see the effect of new demand on existing orders.

Operational value

Spend more time deciding.

Reduce manual replanning and compare recovery options when production conditions change.

Financial value

See the capacity you can use.

Understand resource loading, work in progress and changeover trade-offs before adding cost.

From constraints to a working plan

Planning that
reflects production.

Bring the details that shape your factory into the decisions that shape your schedule.

01

Finite capacity scheduling

Build schedules around available machines, shifts, labour and resource capabilities. Identify overloaded work centres and explore alternative resources or additional time.

02

Material-aware planning

Align production with inventory, expected receipts, bills of materials and routings. Make shortages visible and see which orders depend on a delayed material.

03

Changeover & campaign sequencing

Account for sequence-dependent setups and production priorities. Compare how grouping compatible work affects setup time, resource use and delivery commitments.

04

What-if scenarios

Test a rush order, equipment outage, extra shift or changing demand in a separate scenario. Compare the effects before choosing a revised schedule.

05

Capable-to-promise

Assess a new order against available materials and capacity. Use a simulated job to estimate feasible production dates and understand the constraints behind the answer.

06

Shared, visual planning

Use Gantt schedules, capacity views and planning dashboards to coordinate decisions. Support multiple planners and facilities with visibility into loading, priorities and changes.

Put capacity in view

See where the plan needs attention.

Bring resource loading, constraints and planning measures into a shared view. Give your teams a clearer starting point for the next scheduling decision.

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Everyday planning decisions

See the impact.
Then change
the plan.

Explore the questions your planners face every day, using your production rules and representative data.

Illustrative planning questions

A rush order arrives.

Can we accommodate it with current capacity? Compare the effect on existing commitments, alternative sequences and additional shifts.

A key machine goes down.

What work is affected? Review capable alternative resources and recovery options against the orders that matter most.

Changeovers consume the shift.

Would grouping compatible products help? Examine setup time and resource loading alongside the delivery trade-off of longer campaigns.

Materials arrive late.

Which jobs can still run? See what should move and what purchasing, production and customer service need to review together.

A connected planning environment

From business demand
to production action.

CAI PlanetTogether adds detailed planning and scheduling to your technology environment. ERP supplies business and master data. MES and operational systems supply production progress. APS uses that information to calculate and revise the plan.

  1. Business context

    ERP

    Orders, due dates, inventory, purchase receipts and routings.

    Demand & master data
  2. CAI PlanetTogether

    APS

    Capacity, materials, calendars, sequencing rules and scenarios.

    A feasible production schedule
  3. Production context

    MES & shop floor

    Work priorities, progress, completions and resource status.

    Execution & feedback

Into the plan

Orders, material availability, resource capacity, calendars and production updates.

Back to the operation

Planned start and finish dates, resource assignments, work sequences and priorities.

Integration options include APIs, database connections, file exchange and middleware. Examples include SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, NetSuite and AVEVA MES. TEXVIA defines the connections, data mappings and update frequency around your systems and project scope.

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TEXVIAValue-added reseller & partner

The APS platform.
Your operation.
Connected by TEXVIA.

We bring CAI PlanetTogether together with industrial technology, systems integration and delivery expertise.

From choosing the right starting scope to helping planners use the system, we build the implementation around your people, processes and production priorities.

  1. 01

    Assess & define

    Review planning pain points, constraints, decision rules and data readiness. Agree the initial scope, licensing needs and measures of progress.

  2. 02

    Model & connect

    Translate production into resources, calendars, routings and scheduling rules. Prepare and validate the ERP and operational data connections.

  3. 03

    Test & adopt

    Work through representative orders and disruption scenarios with planners. Refine the model, train users and prepare the agreed go-live scope.

  4. 04

    Support & improve

    Review schedule quality, model assumptions and user feedback. Extend the solution as planning practices and business requirements evolve.

Discuss your APS project
Your questions

A clearer
starting point.

Which manufacturing environments can it support?

CAI PlanetTogether supports process, batch and discrete manufacturing. Relevant environments include food and beverage, life sciences, chemicals, packaging and industrial manufacturing.

Can it work with our existing ERP and MES?

Yes. The platform supports data exchange with ERP, MES and other planning systems. The specific interfaces, data mappings and refresh frequency are defined during project design.

Can we choose cloud or on-premises deployment?

Both deployment approaches are available. TEXVIA can help assess the appropriate setup, application access and integration requirements for your environment.

Where should we start?

Start with the planning decisions that matter most, representative production data and a clear initial scope. We can then map the constraints, demonstrate relevant scenarios and define the implementation approach.

Your next production plan starts here

What would a more
dependable plan
make possible?

Tell us where scheduling becomes difficult. Let’s explore how CAI PlanetTogether APS could fit your operation.

Discuss your planning challenges

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