PROXIA Control room/Detailed planning

Electronic planning board software – Complex processes simply planned

How do you determine machine assignments or the sequence and priority of orders in your company? An approach based on experience is only practicable up to a certain order volume.

However, if the number of production orders or the complexity increases, if material stocks, setup optimizations, order networks (multi-level planning) or multi-resources are also to be taken into account, the mere feeling is no longer sufficient. In these cases, the planner needs the support of a mathematical control center.

The PROXIA Control room software provides a tool for optimal machine assignment. At the same time, you keep an eye on the delivery dates of the production orders and are warned in good time of any delays by the electronic planning board. The system takes into account the effective capacity of the machine, resulting from the shift model and utilization factor.

Thanks to the latest software technology, you can simulate, compare and evaluate different solution approaches very quickly. Information on the corresponding worklist for production or assembly is included.

PROXIA Control room/Detailed planning –
Highlights & Benefits

Planning and simulation of complex manufacturing scenarios
Reduce lead times, minimize inventories
Planning with limited capacities and multi-resources
Plan rush and “executive orders” as well as order networks
Material availability planning and grouping of work sequences
Gantt, form and table functions for better clarity
Highest performance thanks to modular software technology
Can be networked with ERP/PPS and BDE/MDE systems
Consideration of the currently available capacities
Capacity reserves become visible
Transparency along the entire planning
Increased on-time delivery
Quick countermeasures in the event of bottlenecks

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PROXIA Control room/Detailed planning – Functions & Features

Clear & powerful

During the development of the PROXIA Control room, special attention was paid to a clear display/operation and a high performance. Daily questions are answered on an ad hoc basis: What effect does prioritizing one job have on others? Can the deadlines of one or more late orders be met by increasing capacity or contracting out? What effect does an appointment or project advised by the sales department have on existing orders? Does it make sense to optimize the setup according to different properties such as material, color, diameter, etc., and how does it affect the timeline?

Automatic & realistic

Via the interface to the ERP/PPS system, the orders are automatically transferred and compared to the real capacities, based on the resources, shift models and a personnel deployment planning. The Control room performs automatic, algorithm-supported machine assignment and throughput scheduling, which can be influenced in a further step by the planner using drag & drop or priority rules. To correspond to reality, finite planning is performed in planning mode. In simulation mode, infinite planning can also be performed to see where and how many overloads could/must be reduced, if necessary.

Flexible & up to date

With PROXIA Control room fine planning software, you can act flexibly and quickly. If, for example, rush orders have to be handled, you can transfer the complete data from the ERP system and check and schedule it for free capacities. The planning result is displayed visually, and the effects on subsequent production are shown to you live. The planner can see impending problems and intervene accordingly. Through constant communication with the ERP system, the data is always up to date. Malfunctions such as machine failures are also displayed visually - so they can be detected directly and counteracted at an early stage.

Comfortable & effective

PROXIA Control room/Detailed planning replaces cumbersome methods, such as spreadsheets or even plan or peg boards: dashboards keep you up to date on the status of production, enabling readjustment in the event of discrepancies with plan data. The user interface is user-friendly and ergonomically designed. E.g. orders can be moved easily by drag & drop. Changes in parallel running or also follow-up orders are immediately visible. Likewise, it automatically ensures that appropriate personnel, materials and other operating resources are available.

Simulate & evaluate

The production planner can use detailed planning to simulate different approaches, evaluate the simulation results against each other and decide on the best variant. At the same time, information about the corresponding worklist for production or assembly flows into the control station software. With PROXIA Detailed planning, you are perfectly informed about the order, resource and material situation. The heart of the PROXIA Control room system is the interactive Gantt chart. This unique, animated display allows interactive simulation and planning via drag and drop. The graphical, electronic PROXIA planning board software was developed with Microsoft .NET technology and completely dispenses with bought-in components.

PROXIA Control room/Detailed planning – software impressions

The PROXIA Plus: Control room/Detailed planning – your added value

Optimal machine occupancy

An optimal planning result is generated by the automatic allocation of the machines. However, if other priorities are required, they can be adjusted manually using drag & drop.

Automatic planning of the sequence

The PROXIA Control room/Detailed planning software independently determines the most optimal sequence of orders and operations to be processed. For example, ideal setup times for the machines can be achieved.

Inclusion of all important resources

The PROXIA Control room/Detailed planning software integrates all necessary resources such as personnel, machine, material, tools and the orders themselves.

Making disturbances visible

If discrepancies occur in the planning, e.g. machine failures or even personnel absences, the planner receives visual information that a conflict is brewing.

PROXIA MES solutions at a glance – modules, advantages & possible applications

Discover all PROXIA MES software modules, functions and services: The new PROXIA brochure gives you a compact and clear overview of our entire software portfolio – from machine and production data acquisition, detailed planning and control centre to quality management, maintenance and KPI analysis. Get to know our services, competences and strengths – and find out why PROXIA has been valued as a reliable MES partner in the industry for over 30 years.