PlanetTogether's Base System

PlanetTogether's Base System contains all the core modules for all PlanetTogether installations. The core modules have most of the critical functionality that manufacturers need to simplify their scheduling process and increase productivity on the shop floor.

Server Components

• User Security
• Integration Services
• SQL Reporting Services    Learn More
• E-mail Alerts

Visual Scheduling Board

• Drag-and-drop rescheduling with auto-adjustment of schedules
• Automated rescheduling by due-date and priority
• Undo/Redo of all changes
• Operation links, color coding, custom text labels and many other visual indicators
• Splitting, expediting, holding, un-scheduling, locking, anchoring and other scheduling tools
• Auto-Compress of schedules to remove idle time

Capacity Planning Board

• Plan workload against capacity
• Capacity by Work Center or Resource
• Planning by Product, Customer, Priority, etc.

Key Performance Indicators to track schedule quality

• Plot KPI to compare schedules
• Choose the best schedule
• Resource performance tracking

Constraint Modeling Functionality

• Finite, infinite and multi-tasking capacity scheduling of a single Resource per Operation
• Scheduling by multiple “capabilities” such as skill levels or material types
• Sequential and network (many-to-many) operation precedence constraints
• Overlap (parallel) scheduling of operations
• Sequence-dependent setup times
• Setup, run, post-process, and transfer time scheduling on each Operation
• Same-Resource sequential operations
• Scrap-adjusted quantities
• Subcontract operation scheduling
• Inter-Job Constraints (any level of depth)

Job Entry

• Create and edit Jobs
• Create Templates for new Jobs
• Lock/Anchor of Jobs
• View Job lists and progress information
• Drill-down to Job status and details

Reports

In addition to the many views listed above, PlanetTogether includes a wide range of powerful reports. Plus, to give you all the visibility you need, you can create custom reports or we can create them for you.

Standard Reports

• Graphical Gantt Chart
• Work dispatch by Resource, by Department, by Plant
• Job Status
• Where-used
• Material Shortages
• Changeovers
• Late Jobs
• Production by Product
• Resource Performance
• Overdue Purchases

Web-based Reports

• Users can access standard or custom reports from a browser
• No need to install any software on clients
• Based on industry standard Microsoft Reporting Services    Learn More

Custom reports can be created with the following tools (plus any other tool that works with Microsoft SQL Server)

• SQL Reporting Services
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Crystal Reports

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