CAI PlanetTogether joins Kinaxis's Kinexions EMEA 26 in Barcelona, Oct 26–28, 2026. Meet the team and see what's next for PlanetTogether APS.
From October 26–28, 2026, the CAI PlanetTogether team will be in Barcelona for Kinexions EMEA 26, Kinaxis's flagship event bringing together supply chain leaders, manufacturers, technology experts, customers, and partners.
The event will take place at the Grand Hyatt Barcelona and will provide an opportunity to explore the technologies and strategies helping manufacturers build more connected, responsive, and efficient supply chains.
For CAI PlanetTogether, Kinexions EMEA 26 is also an opportunity to showcase how Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) can complement broader supply chain planning and help manufacturers translate supply chain requirements into realistic production schedules.
For manufacturers, supply chain planning and production scheduling are closely connected, but they are not the same thing.
A supply chain plan may determine what needs to be produced, where it should be produced, and when it is needed. Production scheduling takes that information and determines how the manufacturing operation can realistically execute it.
That distinction becomes particularly important when manufacturers are dealing with:
CAI PlanetTogether APS is designed to help manufacturers account for these constraints when creating and adjusting production schedules.
As a long-standing Kinaxis technology partner, PlanetTogether brings a specialized production scheduling perspective to the broader supply chain planning conversation at Kinexions.
The goal is simple: help connect the decisions made at the supply chain level with what can actually be executed on the production floor.
PlanetTogether Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) is a manufacturing planning and scheduling platform designed to help companies create optimized, constraint-aware production schedules.
Unlike basic production planning approaches that may assume unlimited capacity, APS considers the real-world limitations of a manufacturing environment.
These can include:
By considering these factors together, CAI PlanetTogether helps planners understand what can realistically be produced, when it can be produced, and how changes to the plan may affect the rest of the schedule.
This is particularly valuable for manufacturers operating in environments where production priorities can change quickly.
One of the key conversations at Kinexions EMEA 26 will be how different planning technologies can work together across the supply chain.
Kinaxis Maestro provides supply chain planning and orchestration capabilities across the broader supply chain. PlanetTogether APS adds detailed production planning and scheduling capabilities at the manufacturing level.
In simple terms:
Kinaxis Maestro helps organizations understand and plan what needs to happen across the supply chain.
PlanetTogether helps manufacturers determine how that demand can be translated into an executable production schedule.
This connection can help bridge the gap between supply chain planning and manufacturing execution.
For example, a change in demand may require a manufacturer to increase production of a particular product.
At the supply chain level, that change may affect inventory, supply, capacity, and customer commitments.
At the manufacturing level, the change may require planners to determine:
An integrated planning and scheduling approach helps manufacturers evaluate these questions in the context of the production schedule.
The difference between planning and scheduling is important.
Supply chain planning typically operates at a broader level, helping organizations balance demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and business priorities.
Production scheduling works at a much more detailed level.
A production scheduler may need to determine the exact sequence of jobs on individual machines while considering capacity, materials, labor, setup times, and delivery requirements.
This is where APS can add value.
Rather than creating a production schedule independently from the broader supply chain plan, manufacturers can use PlanetTogether to translate planning requirements into detailed schedules based on actual manufacturing constraints.
The result is a more connected planning process:
Supply Chain Planning → Production Planning → Detailed Scheduling → Manufacturing Execution
Each stage provides information that can help inform the next.
For organizations using Kinaxis Maestro, the relationship between supply chain planning and production scheduling can be especially important.
A supply chain plan can identify a need for additional production capacity.
PlanetTogether can then help planners evaluate how that requirement can be scheduled within the constraints of a specific manufacturing environment.
This creates a connection between two different planning levels:
Understand demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and overall supply chain requirements.
Determine how products can be produced using available machines, labor, materials, and production resources.
Create and continuously adjust a detailed sequence of production activities.
By connecting these levels, manufacturers can reduce the disconnect between what the supply chain plan requires and what the factory can realistically execute.
Kinexions EMEA 26 also comes at an important time for PlanetTogether.
PlanetTogether is now part of CAI Software, bringing its advanced planning and scheduling capabilities into a broader manufacturing software portfolio.
CAI's portfolio spans technologies supporting different parts of the manufacturing environment, creating opportunities to connect planning, scheduling, execution, and operational processes.
For manufacturers, this broader ecosystem can help address an important challenge:
How do you connect the different systems and processes involved in planning and executing production?
CAI PlanetTogether contributes the advanced planning and scheduling layer, helping manufacturers translate production requirements into detailed schedules based on real-world constraints.
Other technologies within the CAI portfolio address areas such as manufacturing execution and connected-worker processes.
Together, these capabilities support a broader vision of connected manufacturing:
Plan → Schedule → Execute → Improve
If you're attending Kinexions EMEA 26, the CAI PlanetTogether team will be available to discuss a range of manufacturing planning and scheduling challenges.
Learn how APS can help manage production capacity, constraints, bottlenecks, materials, labor, and changing priorities.
Explore how detailed scheduling can translate supply chain requirements into realistic production sequences.
Discuss how CAI PlanetTogether can complement broader supply chain planning and orchestration with detailed manufacturing scheduling.
Explore different responses to demand changes, capacity constraints, material shortages, machine downtime, and other disruptions.
Discuss how APS can work alongside existing ERP, MES, and other manufacturing systems.
Explore approaches for organizations managing production across multiple facilities, resources, or manufacturing environments.
Discuss how planning, scheduling, execution, and operational data can become more connected across the manufacturing organization.
Representing CAI PlanetTogether on-site will be:
If you're attending Kinexions EMEA 26, now's the time to book time with the team, whether for a personalized PlanetTogether APS demo, a conversation about your specific operation, or an update on what the CAI integration means for you.
Come meet the CAI PlanetTogether team at Kinexions EMEA 26 and talk about the challenges you're facing in production planning and scheduling.
📍 Grand Hyatt Barcelona - Plaça de Pius XII, 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
📅 October 26–28, 2026 🔗 More about Kinexions EMEA 26
The point isn't just more software, it's software that works together in a way that's easy to use and actually accelerates business value: greater efficiency, real digitization, and trustworthy data you can use to make smarter decisions over time.
Yes. CAI PlanetTogether will be on-site in Barcelona from October 26–28, 2026, as part of its ongoing partnership with Kinaxis.
At the Grand Hyatt Barcelona, Plaça de Pius XII, 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
CAI PlanetTogether is the Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) platform formerly known as PlanetTogether, now part of CAI Software's manufacturing software portfolio.
Supply chain planning focuses on balancing demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and other supply chain requirements. APS focuses more specifically on translating production requirements into detailed, executable manufacturing schedules.
PlanetTogether can complement Kinaxis Maestro by providing detailed production planning and scheduling capabilities at the manufacturing level. This helps connect broader supply chain planning with the operational constraints of individual production environments.
Reach out ahead of time to reserve a spot on the team's agenda, or stop by the exhibit floor during the conference.
Questions before the event?
Email us at avarela@caisoft.com
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