The Scheduler's Challenge
A planner is surrounded by events.
Evaluating orders as they arrive.
Deciding on the best production line and sequence to meet duedates.
Maintenance, staffing breakdowns, material availability, quality, etc.
Scheduling with Phenix and Product Wheels
With Phenix Scheduler the planner manages exceptions and focuses on important issues and process improvement.
The planner imports the line state and orders.
Phenix automatically proposes a sequence that will maximize efficiency and meet due dates.
Shows exceptions when due dates cannot be met.
The Phenix Scheduler Background
Phenix Scheduler has been developed by a multi-functional team:
Planning and scheduling practitioners with many years of experience in world-class companies.
A technical design team using modern software design principles and tools.
We watched people use Excel-based Product Wheel sequencing enablers in a variety of industries.
A better, more consistent, and more supportable scheduling tool than Excel is needed.
Phenix Scheduler is a suite of functions that support planning and adjustment of schedules.
Phenix is meant to be simple, to fill a niche between Excel and the expensive and complex supply chain planning software that is out of reach for many businesses.