Production Control System (PCS)

Front Office/Order Entry (ESP)

Manufacturing

Inventory Control/Shipping

Supply Chain Management

Kiwiplan's Full Plant Scheduling (PCS-Production Control System) is the only dynamic, multi-user, multi-tasking, fully automatic, completely integrated system in the marketplace. Installed in over 300 sites world-wide, Full Plant Scheduling is a mature, fully proven product that helps your plant implement lean manufacturing strategies and streamline your supply chain.

Functions of Full Plant Scheduling

  • "Book on Blue" (tm) function that gives Customer Service the instantly available real-time details of current and future plant production
  • Customer-focused pull-through scheduling techniques that automatically plan shipping and converting machines based on the customer's required due date and time
  • Sophisticated scheduling of the entire plant based on the requirements of downstream machines-up to 70 days out
  • Automatic rescheduling of the entire plant on demand or every 15 minutes handling changes automatically while paying complete attention to setup savings and "bottleneck" conditions
  • Automatically handles flow and load balancing
  • Instant and clear details of overtime requirements for alleviating backlog or plant overload for each machine
  • Easy and immediate generation of "what ifs" to assess the impact of any proposed change
  • Graphical, dynamic, real-time shop floor data collection that automatically receives, delivers, and displays production details in real time
  • Automatic generation of load labels

Features

  • Automated full-plant scheduling 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Real-time collection and display of production data on the factory floor, plant office, and headquarters
  • Up-to-date inventory of printing and cutting dies, and automatic adjustment of scheduling to die status
  • Tools for Customer Service to access detailed, real-time order status info and manage bookings
  • Direct integration with Corrugator Scheduling and CASE
  • Tools for Shipping personnel to facilitate load planning
  • Detailed real-time production reporting-waste and downtime analysis, machine analysis and efficiency reporting, customized reporting options, and much more
  • Electronic business-to-business links with sheet manufacturers and suppliers

Benefits

  • Increased plant throughput
  • Access to accurate real-time machine load and capacity, enabling Customer Service to book orders with confidence
  • Efficient crewing of machines
  • Improved on-time delivery achievements
  • Reduced work-in-progress and finished goods inventory levels
  • Reduced costs associated with downtime, waste, and ineffective scheduling
  • Improved communication-know what's going on in the plant all the time
  • Effective overtime scheduling
  • Improved supply chain management