APplus - Production planning/control (PPS)
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APplus - Production planning/control
The intelligent software from APplus for production planning and control (PPC) projects the entire production process onto your screen. With the ERP production control module, we respond to ever shorter throughput and delivery times. This allows you to react quickly and reliably at all times – even when delivery schedules change.
APplus PPS offers you
- Parts lists and work plans
- Resource management
- Product development / EDM / PLM integration
- Graphical resource planning board
- Product configurator
Parts list and work plan
Equipment management
Apart from materials and times, the availability and quality of operating resources are crucial for production. APplus provides you with information on the quantity, quality and readiness for use of all equipment used in the company at all times. It does not matter whether it is simple test equipment or complex shaping tools. This makes it easier for you to manufacture particularly high-quality products on time.
Product development/ EDM/PLM integration
The characteristics list (in accordance with DIN 4000) in APplus serves as a valuable rationalization tool for variant manufacturers. It can be used to quickly find suitable parts during development and thus reduce the variety of parts.
The integration for PRO.FILE enables complete online collaboration between the PDM system and APplus. This includes the cross-system maintenance and provision of development and production data – for efficient product lifecycle management.
The characteristics list (in accordance with DIN 4000) in APplus serves as a valuable rationalization tool for variant manufacturers. It can be used to quickly find suitable parts during development and thus reduce the variety of parts.
The integration for PRO.FILE enables complete online collaboration between the PDM system and APplus. This includes the cross-system maintenance and provision of development and production data – for efficient product lifecycle management.
The ERP parts lists created in the CAD system can be called up directly for production after approval. The standard CAP2 (CAP2+) link from N+P integrates leading 2D and 3D CAD standard systems such as AutoCAD, Inventor, Solid Edge or the PDM solution Productstream Compass Pro into APplus. Simplified CAD integration can also be used for importing parts lists to APplus via Excel using SLIMP2+.
It is precisely in these areas that the web service architecture of our ERP software shows its strengths. Thanks to APplus, both designers and AV employees have permanent access to all important, up-to-date and consistent information. Each department uses its own system exclusively: the design engineer uses the CAD and integrated EDM/PDM, the AV or procurement employee uses the APplus PPS module.
Scheduling
We set standards in scheduling. With APplus, you can plan machines, materials, personnel capacity and, if required, operating resources in a single run. In the simplest case, this is done against open capacities. However, bottlenecks or all capacity points with limited resources can also be calculated.
The dispatcher receives the results of the calculation as a Gantt chart. The detailed graphical representation presents all relevant data in a clear form. Any fine corrections or shifts can be made directly in the planning board.
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Planning board
The APplus planning board provides an optimal overview of all pending production orders for all or specific capacity units. Thanks to the implemented zoom, the display can be scaled from one day to weeks to months.
Operations are displayed on a timeline. Each individual operation can be selected together with all important order information and dependent operations. If necessary, operations can be rescheduled quickly and easily using drag-and-drop.
Product configurator
The powerful APplus product configurator is ideal for variant manufacturers. The basic system already covers alternative items in routings/parts lists and simple formulas for quantity and dimensional variants. In addition, complex product logics can be consistently mapped for both the sales and production areas.
New technologies such as C# and XML enable unprecedented productivity and flexibility when creating product-describing logics. Users with a more traditional approach can of course continue to use the tried and tested decision tables.
Production controlling and product costing
The powerful costing functions of APplus are of great importance for process optimization in production and thus for the success of the company. This is ensured by production-oriented pre- and post-calculations as well as concurrent calculations with meaningful variance analyses.
Contract manufacturers particularly appreciate the ability to attribute all costs directly to the originating order. This includes stock material, in-house and external production and travel expenses for fitters, as well as all order-related procurement processes including additional costs to be allocated. Repeat manufacturers usually prefer standard cost accounting, which APplus offers as an alternative.
The powerful costing functions of APplus are of great importance for process optimization in production and thus for the success of the company. This is ensured by production-oriented pre- and post-calculations as well as concurrent calculations with meaningful variance analyses.
The powerful costing functions of APplus are of great importance for process optimization in production and thus for the success of the company. This is ensured by production-oriented pre- and post-calculations as well as concurrent calculations with meaningful variance analyses.
Contract manufacturers particularly appreciate the ability to attribute all costs directly to the originating order. This includes stock material, in-house and external production and travel expenses for fitters, as well as all order-related procurement processes including additional costs to be allocated. Repeat manufacturers usually prefer standard cost accounting, which APplus offers as an alternative.
Workshop control
With our workshop control system, paperless processing of your production orders becomes a reality. It also enables production employees to process work processes in an optimized sequence, taking into account approved orders and specified deadlines. This significantly increases the flexibility of production employees.
The process chains in production and the activities for the workers are controlled via the status of the operations. The dispatcher explicitly releases the workshop orders for production. Information on the capacity situation and availability of the material is then available to him. The worker receives an overview of all activities to be carried out and information on the required material on his login screen.
- Production release of workshop orders
- Capacity analysis via operations
- Prioritization of workshop orders
- Carrying out availability checks
- Analysis of capacities
- Display of pending operations and order time recording functions (via WSS terminal).
