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    ERP - JobBoss^2 vs. ProShop vs. Something Actually Good?

    Thanks for the information. I am glad you are happy with it. I did not convey that every Proshop user will be unhappy with its scheduling module. Every ERP vendor can easily cite a few happy users of his scheduling module. Before buying ANY job shop scheduling module/software, it is essential...
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    ERP - JobBoss^2 vs. ProShop vs. Something Actually Good?

    This question is about the scheduling module of Proshop. Based on some LinkedIn discussions on Proshop in the past, I got an impression that this vendor does not have much faith in software-enabled job shop scheduling. Therefore, I guess many Proshop users are not satisfactorily using its...
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    ERP - JobBoss^2 vs. ProShop vs. Something Actually Good?

    Scheduling software for job shops include: Opcenter APS (Preactor APS) Tactic (Waterloo Software) Schedlyzer Asprova MangoGem APS Optimizer Demand Solutions APS Just plan it Resource Manager DB MaxScheduler Optessa Prestige Scheduler. Some of them are relatively highly expensive. Many job...
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    ERP - JobBoss^2 vs. ProShop vs. Something Actually Good?

    In a high-mix, low-volume production unit, without a good scheduling tool, it is not easy to assess the adverse impact of expediting a job on the progress of other jobs and find how to mitigate the impact. In-house Excel applications are generally not rigorous enough for this purpose. ERP...
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    New Fabrication/Machine Building Shop Workflow Development

    I am not able to see simplicity in the proposed expensive approach. You and the two secretaries might be just trained on how to do firefighting on a daily basis.
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    New Fabrication/Machine Building Shop Workflow Development

    In the above reference, I skipped some sentences for focusing on the remaining. I agree with your understanding of the complexity of job shop production under discussion. Production control and management become difficult to due to factors like material delays, engineering delays, unexpected...
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    New Fabrication/Machine Building Shop Workflow Development

    The reasons for deviation of work flow from the schedule also include uncontrollable natural variation in individual process times, rework, unexpected interruptions in resource availability, changes in job priorities, etc.
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    New Fabrication/Machine Building Shop Workflow Development

    You see this requirement probably because you are finding it difficult to manage the scheduling function in your shop right now. In my opinion, for a small shop like yours, creation and revision of sensible production schedules should not require more than an hour or two per day if a right tool...
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    New Fabrication/Machine Building Shop Workflow Development

    Utilization of multi-skilled workers surely provides a lot of flexibility in assigning skilled workers to operations in real time but generating a production schedule with optimal utilization of them for better production KPIs is a challenge for many people on shop floor. However, good...
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    New Fabrication/Machine Building Shop Workflow Development

    Hi Ross, Almost all project management software are not sufficiently powerful for scheduling complex production in job shops because they cannot automatically generate a production schedule without resource overloading. In spite of many claims by ERP software vendors, I am still unaware of any...
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    New Fabrication/Machine Building Shop Workflow Development

    Hi, the following is briefly what I have understood from your post as a job shop scheduler. I may have a biased understanding of your requirements. Your fabrication shop faces a challenge of efficiently making a range of items using very limited resources which include 6 full time Technicians...
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    Shop Management Software/Planning Advice

    Sorry for my belated response to your inquiry. In my opinion, one of the intelligent software tools that can precisely meet your requirements is Schedlyzer Lite which is neither an Excel application not a full blown ERP package. However, it requires daily updates of work progress on shop floor...
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    Machine Scheduling software, not quite ERP?

    Sorry for my response to this discussion thread after several months. There are a few best-of-breed software tools exclusively for production scheduling in complex job shops. These tools are very appropriate for your requirements. Free trial copies of them may be available for evaluation...
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    Recommendations on Shop Software, Scheduling, OEE etc

    Hi Dan, This is in response to your 7-month-old inquiry. Did you find an appropriate and affordable software tool that meets your scheduling requirements?
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    Machine scheduling

    Thanks for your comments. For years, there has been a common criticism that best-of-breed scheduling software demand very accurate data to be useful on shop floor. We need accurate estimates of set-up and run times of operations only if we want to strictly implement the scheduled start and...
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    Machine scheduling

    The method suggested here is a nice, real-time scheduling practice. In most job shops, the following may occur: Demand for products is highly unpredictable, Several distinct products are simultaneously made using common resources of limited capacity to meet stipulated due dates Product...
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    Machine scheduling

    Daniel, any good scheduling software needs strong support from a manufacturing information system for this kind of production. I am not really sure how powerful GSS scheduling module is for your production system. On the other hand, smaller job shops can easily make use of standalone...
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    Machine scheduling

    You might be interested take a look at a relatively low-cost job shop scheduling software, Schedlyzer Lite in this regard.
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    Machine scheduling

    Can I assume that whenever a machine is scheduled to run a job, a right worker is promptly available to it? Otherwise, you need to take into account the worker availability also while scheduling a job on a machine.
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    CNC scheduling software.. must be compatible and communicate with Global Shop

    Job shop scheduling software. Schedlyzer meets both requirements. Free, fully functional, 60-day trial copies of it are available for evaluation on shop floor.

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