If you’re looking for a nice resource on production scheduling software you might want to check out the production scheduling software portal. They offer articles on advanced planning, capacity planning as well as reviews of scheduling solutions offered by a lot of APS (advanced planning system) suppliers. The site is about two years old and they do a very nice job.

Production scheduling software has certainly evolved over the past years. It has evolved primarily from windows based solutions into more of a browser based offering. The internet offers the capability for a scheduling team to interact with the schedule from anywhere at any time. This agility is in high demand.

In addition to distribution and management teams gaining more visibility into their workload, improvements in sales and customer service can be achieved. One of the best things a good scheduling solution will offer is calculated reports on capacity, utilization and available to promise capabilities. These numbers can be invaluable in many companies. If you can offer the sales and marketing force insight and forecast into capability they can discount and load your production capacity and build revenue.