D-Opt : Production Cycle Optimisation
Product Overview
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D-Opt (Production Cycle Optimisation) simultaneously generates optimised schedules (product wheel) and any necessary replenishment orders & reservations across multiple machines, balancing switchovers against customer service and inventory. D-Opt is patent pending.
Key Benefits
- Inventory reduction - 15 to 35%
- Stock-out reduction - 90%
- Setup cost reduction - 15%
- Planning productivity increase - 400%
- Rapid reaction to changes such as equipment downtime
For more information click here to see the D-Opt 2-page brochure; even more information is available in our White Papers section (registration required). See also the articles Production Cycle Optimisation and Optimizing the Production Cycle.
“We are getting higher service levels while maintaining less stock”
Johan Vanhee, Chief Supply Chain Officer, VPK Packaging Group
Why it's New
It's a problem so difficult that it has not been solved before. People solve it manually, and then the practice is:
- Of unknown quality and likely to be sub-optimal
- Very slow to respond to external events
- Unlikely to be very good in multi-machine situations
- Possibly a chicken and egg situation between replenishment orders and campaigns
- Time- and resource-consuming
D-Opt simultaneously generates optimised schedules and the necessary replenishment orders & reservations in minutes.
Trim Advisor
The Trim Advisor optional module provides a look ahead that allows customers to take proactive measures to improve production efficiencies and minimise wastage. Running automatically and in the background, it evaluates all future runs and identifies suitable additional orders that will improve trim efficiency. This new module can be used in conjunction with either S-Plan’s Campaign Manager or with D-Opt.
Capacity-to-Promise (CTP)
The Capacity-to-Promise optional module integrates D-Opt block-scheduling functionality to the customer’s sales and order entry process. The system, providing sub-second response times, makes intelligent trade-offs taking into account machine-specific production and shipping costs.
Innovative Technology
- Built using test-driven development in Microsoft .NET
- Proprietary, patent-pending optimisation technology
- Multi-threaded parallel processing exploits modern CPU’s for faster response
- State-of-the art graphical user interface
