Job Tracking Software: Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning

In any job tracking process, scheduling production activity is critical for manufacturing automation. Acumen’s job tracking software provides you with insight into the availability of your resources - raw materials, machines, labor, and inventory - so you can accurately schedule jobs, forecast promise dates, and determine appropriate production rates.

Job Tracking Software: Manufacturing Automation & Routing

Routing raw materials and inventory is what truly automates production. Routing refers to the process by which material and inventory are assembled. Acumen’s job tracking software allows you to not only define the assembly process, but also add intelligent logic to production.

Each step can be identified as sequential - relying on a previous operation before continuing - or non-sequential. If a step is non-sequential, the system may route the assembly to another part of the assembly process if there is any lag in a production process. Processes can also be designated as optional or required to provide additional flexibility for job tracking.

Job Tracking Software: Capacity Planning

Another important job tracking function provided by JobVIEW is capacity planning. With production information and resource availability at the tip of your fingers, you can accurately calculate production capacity to mitigate under-delivery and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Job Tracking Software: Changeover Costs

Changeover costs can also be included in the production scheduling process. If you receive orders for 1,000 red widgets and 1,000 blue widgets - then a separate order for 500 more red widgets - you can configure the system to produce 1,500 red widgets before changing-over the machines to produce blue widgets. With Acumen’s job tracking software, then, changeover costs can be minimized to improve efficiency and profitability.

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