APS Selection

Increasing customer expectations in terms of flexibility and individuality as well as the complexity of your own value-added network are leading to new challenges in production and supply chain planning. Complex order networks with frequent changes require detailed production and supply chain planning right down to the last minute. Advance planning and scheduling systems (APS) offer the technical solution for end-to-end planning and optimization of your value-adding processes, from the customer to the supplier. They enable

• the visualization of your order backlog in production,
• suggestions for planning alternatives in real time,
• Automated planning, taking into account company-specific targets and capacity restrictions,
• support the planning, management, monitoring and optimization of the entire supply chain - from the supplier to the end customer, taking interactions into account.

Selecting an APS system is a major challenge with considerable risks. The market of software providers has grown considerably and the differentiation between solutions and other operational application systems (e.g. ERP, MES) is usually not recognizable at first glance. With our many years of experience in IT software selection and implementation, we support you in finding the provider and the system that suits your processes and the requirements of your industry. We help you to achieve your planning goals. You benefit from

• a structured approach - from selection to implementation,
• a clear, transparent presentation of the APS software available on the market and a systematic pre-selection of solution providers,
• consideration of your existing IT system landscape and company processes and
• identifying the right planning solution for your company.

With our expertise and the use of established methods and tools for IT selection, we have already successfully supported numerous companies in the selection process.