Common doubts about the introduction of APS by enterprises

The operation level of the processing workshop largely determines the price of products , From the factory owner 、 Senior managers to grassroots planners and associated business personnel （ sales 、 production 、 Procurement, etc ）, Basically, we all know “ Improve the operation level of the factory by improving the quality of the factory plan ”. How to do it ？

Facing the market “ Whether to introduce APS”, Many people are on the sidelines . Actually , This doubt is heavy and 20 Years ago ERP（Enterprise Resource Planning Enterprise resource plan , It is aimed at material resource management （ logistics ）、 Human resource management （ Pedestrian flow ）、 Financial resource management （ Money flow ）、 Information resource management （ information flow ） Integrated enterprise management software .） When it was just popularized “ Do you want to introduce ERP” My doubts are the same .

Since there are doubts , It's just a problem . Common for APS My doubts include the following , Also offer tips .

Doubt one ： The workshop has installed ERP, It also needs to be APS Do you ？

Answer one ： This problem requires us to distinguish ERP and APS Different ： because ERP The computing power of is weak ,ERP The planning method does not consider constraints and optimization , Unable to meet scientific production scheduling . And use APS after , A more scientific production plan can make the material requirements plan more closely linked and coupled to the production plan , So as to reduce material shortage and inventory . in addition , first-class APS（ If andafa APS） Bring their own MRP function , For those who don't have ERP perhaps MRP Poorly used factories , By promoting APS, Just make up this lesson . To put it simply , The more difficult the factory plan is （ Many models 、 Many orders 、 Many materials 、 Frequent switching 、 Consider many constraints 、 The more discrete 、 Multi base production 、 The internal industry chain is long 、 High volatility 、 There are so many ） The more you need APS To support the planning business .

Doubt two ： What is the product of our factory , How about our processing procedure , Suitable for APS Do you ？

Answer 2 ： By checking the excellent at home and abroad APS Application cases of software suppliers , It can be found that almost all manufacturing industries are their customers ： Machining and assembly 、 Electronic and electrical 、 clothing 、 chemical 、 food 、 Medical care 、 printing 、 packing 、 Papermaking, etc . The particularity of any factory is not enough to change the characteristics of the plan . and , Excellent business consultants will formulate production scheduling plans according to local conditions in the implementation process , This is also for companies with weak planning business , Business without good use of planning can also be solved .

Doubt three ： The customer demand of the factory changes frequently , The delivery date of the supplier is not allowed, and it is still changing , There are always problems inside （ The equipment is abnormal 、 Abnormal quality and so on ）, Suitable for APS Do you ？

Answer three ： The above problems are collectively referred to as sudden abnormity , Sudden anomalies exist objectively , It is necessary to take measures to deal with sudden abnormalities . When importing APS after , You can work out the response strategies of various scenarios in a few minutes to choose the best solution , And carry out effective 、 Coordinated response . Two reactions , It will make a big difference , It's obvious . If every emergency response is done well , You can recover a lot of losses . Obviously, the more sudden it is, the more abnormal it is , The more we should introduce APS. Corresponding , Enterprises also need to improve the overall management level , Including quality management 、 Supplier management 、 Sales forecast management 、 Equipment management, etc .

 

Doubt four ： Factory informatization is relatively weak , No, ERP And or MES etc. , Yes APS Do you ？

Answer 4 : From the whole IT In terms of system , If the factory has well used ERP and / or MES, Of course, it is more conducive to implementation APS.APS There is an independent interface , You can import 、 Enter the sales order 、BOM、 Actual performance report and other data .

Last , Local enterprises are interested in APS The introduction of , It's best to choose one that suits you . What is suitable ？ In my submission , It is in the function 、 Computing power and price , What enterprises can well accept is the best . Andafa APS Advanced scheduling system is a good choice , Andafa APS It is an advanced planning and scheduling software system based on supply chain constraint theory , It considers the constraints of multiple limited capacity resources simultaneously , According to various preset rules , Through very complex intelligent mathematical algorithms , Repeat the simulation 、 Probe 、 Optimize 、 Calculation , Finally, a relatively optimal detailed plan is given . It can be solved very well ： Customer order delivery evaluation and reply 、 Low efficiency of manual production scheduling 、 Low utilization of equipment resources 、 The material plan is out of line with the production plan 、 The implementation rate of production plan is low 、 Inventory backlog and production shortage and other related problems .