Many companies are using legacy or in-house developed systems to manage customer orders and manufacturing operations. If your existing systems are working well for you then you can simply add PlanetTogether for an integrated scheduling solution. Regardless of which software you’re using it’s very likely that PlanetTogether can be setup to work in an integrated way with your existing systems.

PlanetTogether can import data from source such as:

• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• Oracle
• Text files (XML, CSV, tab-delimited, etc)
• ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) compliant systems (ODBC drivers required)

Our scheduling and integration experts are here to help and we’ll work with you to setup an integration that will make it very easy to keep your schedules up to date and your business optimized! Most integrations can be completed in just a few days. We’ve integrated with hundreds of applications over the last fifteen years so we’re confident that we can provide you a solution that you will be happy with.

You can also choose to use PlanetTogether as a “stand-alone” system, entering your jobs and resources directly. PlanetTogether also has tools for updating job statuses either through the Master Scheduler screen or through distributed “Shop View” screens for schedules that are always up to date.

• Automate day-to-day schedule updates incorporating changes in demand and production.
• Optimize schedules to reduce setups, shorten lead-times, and maximize resource utilization.
• Detect bottlenecks and avoid late shipments.
• Visualize resource plans to understand future workloads and reduce overtime costs.
• Perform "what-if scenarios" to analyze the impact of proposed schedule and resource changes.
• Produce accurate, reliable schedules that take machines, labor, tooling and materials into account.

Key Features:

• Capacity-constrained Drag-and-drop Gantt Chart, Inventory Plan, Impact Analysis and many other views.
• Multi-dimensional Optimization by due-date, setup time, priority,etc.
• Simultaneous scheduling constraints for machines, labor, tooling, materials, and storage for truly realistic schedules.
• Multi-planner collaboration to enable your team to work together.
• Fully customizable scheduling constraints and rules to automate scheduling in complex environments.
• Tools for discrete, process, and mixed-mode manufacturers.

To learn more, go to your Solutions Overview.