net Scheduler™ is the product within the net collection™ responsible for manufacturing order management.

     net Scheduler™ provides visibility of the entire manufacturing environment allowing the user community to enhance manufacturing productivity through dynamic utilization of capacity and material resources. The system is built utilizing control numbers referred to as manufacturing orders. A manufacturing order may be created as a make-to-order for a specific customer, or created from net Pro Plan™ to satisfy an aggregate demand.

     The system will automatically calculate the material and process requirements to satisfy the product quantity on the manufacturing order. The user may allocate inventory to satisfy the requirement or allow the system to automatically allocate. Net Scheduler™ may be a paperless product or users may print bar-coded paperwork for tracking on the floor including

BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
Production Calendars
Manufacturing Order Analysis
Inventory Allocation
Work Center Scheduling
Manufacturing Order Splits/Reworks Tracking
Machine Lineup Sequencing with Finite Dating Production Entry

the process route guide, manufacturing instructions, tracking labels, as well as a pick list of raw materials allocated to the manufacturing order.

     net Scheduler™ automatically calculates the capacity load that will be placed on each work center and immediately builds a run schedule for the manufacturing order specific to the work centers that will be utilized. The users have the opportunity to manually sequence manufacturing orders on a machine, or allow the system to automatically lineup each machine. The system’s dating of manufacturing order run schedules is dynamically based on finite capacity utilization.

     net Scheduler™ has a built in work-in-process tracking system that allows user input at each step in the route, including starts, stops, comments, associate responsible, and quantity being processed. All history is maintained for percent return calculations, variance analysis, and period-to-period comparisons.