PlanetTogether provides a systematic planning tool to manage resource allocations, reduce operational stress, and enable sustainable growth. Used by planners, sales people, customer service agents and manufacturing personnel to gain real-time visibility on the impact of every decision.

Using PlanetTogether Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software, PlanetTogether customers have transformed their planning and scheduling processes from disconnected spreadsheets and ad-hoc procedures to productive and profitable modern methods. Using real-time integrated sales and manufacturing data, PlanetTogether optimizes orders and forecasts using adjustable planning rules tuned to key business drivers.

Users benefit from customizable graphic and tabular displays, using “what-if” scenarios and exception management to confidently arrive at the best decisions. Create any number of scenarios to evaluate proposed changes before committing valuable resources. Simulate the addition of overtime or new equipment, expediting or adding orders, optimizing with different business rules, and cross-training employees, to see the impact on specific orders and Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

Whether your business is in discrete, process, or mixed-mode manufacturing, PlanetTogether has the adaptability to easily create schedules that are efficient and accurate. Constraints such as limited machines, labor, tooling, and materials are taken into account automatically. In addition, storage constraints, transfer delays, parallel operations, efficiency factors, resource capabilities, and even custom rules can be built into the scheduling rules.

Schedule dates are visible in Sage ERP work orders and can be used by Material Requirements Planning for a closed-loop planning process. Plans can be distributed by e-mail, Web, and reports — and planners collaborate in real-time, knowing that every drag-and-drop change is realistic and achievable. PlanetTogether customers are now earning greater profits due to improved on-time performance, reduced overtime and inventories, increased resource utilization, and better decision-making.

PlanetTogether Manufacturing Highlights:

• Schedules are optimized according to flexible, profit-building factors, such as on-time delivery and setup minimization
• Unlimited (pre-defined and custom) constraint modeling of resources, materials, and planning horizon
• Integrated with Sales Order, Work Order, Inventory, and Shop Floor Control for schedules that are always up to date
• Discover the ideal plan using full “what-if” scenarios and unlimited undo/redo capabilities
• Manage exceptions with tables, graphs, and realistic drag-and-drop
• Capacity plans identify which work centers will be heavily loaded and which will have available capacity in the days, weeks, or months ahead
• Inventory plans that take projected demand and supply into account clearly show if inventory levels will fall short of demand
• Supports individual and team-based planning approaches (e.g., sharing schedules with other “view-only” users)

PlanetTogether, a Sage Software Endorsed Solution