M3 Planning and Scheduling Workbench for Food & Beverage

Infor M3 Scheduling Workbench (SWB) is a powerful decision support tool for production planning and the scheduling of manufacturing orders. It takes into consideration finite capacity constraints and material flow from raw materials to finished products. The M3 Scheduling Workbench can handle single or multi-facility/plant distribution and production planning and then synchronizes resource utilization and material flow through the internal supply chain. Among the capabilities in SWB you will find:

• Decision support with customizable workflow menus to help planners with their daily work

• Performance Scoreboard with delivery performance, shortages and resource utilization

• Critical constraints handling based on Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints

• Dynamic network interdependencies and synchronization between orders, materials, routings and capacity

• Features extensive facilities for sequence optimization to squeeze out nonproductive time

Infor M3 Planning Workbench for Food & Beverage is a solution that bridges the gap between the more advanced planning tools (such as M3 SWB) and the widespread use of spreadsheets to manage the Master Planning Process in Food & Beverage companies. It delivers value through these characteristics:

• Works with the Infor M3 Business Engine - delivering a consistent planning flow from demand to production planning.

• Strong decision support with visibility of capacity load and stock build profiles.

• Easy-to-use workbenches with a spreadsheet look-alike grid easily adaptable to fit each planners individual needs.

• Interactive workbenches for capacity planning focusing on utilization and load of work-centers, and material planning focusing on stock situations, coverage times etc.