Improving on-time customer deliveries creates happier customers and ultimately improves cash flow. Therefore, when moving production orders to take into account changes to the planned schedule, it’s paramount to have visibility of whether the changes will negatively impact the customer’s required delivery date.
But as a food and beverage manufacturer, it’s not just a matter of moving the production order. Other factors need to be taken into account, for example, allergens and various pack sizes.
Take allergen management as an example. Product recipes and ingredient master data should include allergen details, which are printed on associated product labels and packaging materials. In production, creating an optimized production plan is essential to sort and sequence non-allergen vs. allergen-based products to reduce changeover time and allergen cross-contamination.
CompuTec ProcessForce provides an easy-to-use but powerful scheduling solution to manage the production orders within the factory. The screenshot below illustrates an optimized plan based on a non-allergen to allergen sequence, and pack size.
If necessary, the user can reschedule by drag and drop, so when moving a production order, the user can see in real time whether the change will impact the required delivery date. A red warning icon lets the user readily identify those orders that are late.
