200+ Machines Scheduled Automatically — Replacing Spreadsheets
How we automated production planning across 8 units, saving hours of management time every day.
200+ machines
8 units · daily scheduling
Client: Manufacturing Group
The Challenge
Production planning across 8 units with 200+ machines was being done in spreadsheets. Every morning, managers spent hours juggling machine loads, worker assignments, and order priorities. When a machine went down or an urgent order came in, the entire plan had to be rebuilt manually.
200+ machines across 8 units planned manually in Excel
Hours spent every morning on daily production scheduling
Machine breakdowns required complete manual replanning
No visibility into capacity utilization across units
Our Solution
We built an automated planning system that takes orders, machine availability, worker schedules, and maintenance windows as inputs — then generates optimized daily production plans automatically. When disruptions happen, the system replans in minutes instead of hours.
Automated daily production scheduling across all 8 units
Real-time machine loading and capacity utilization tracking
Worker allocation optimization based on skills and availability
Instant replanning when machines go down or rush orders arrive
Results
200+ machines scheduled automatically every day
Morning planning time reduced from hours to minutes
Capacity utilization improved with cross-unit visibility
Disruption recovery time dropped from hours to minutes
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