Operations
Capacity Planning
Know where capacity will run short before you commit to demand.
Capacity constraints discovered at the last moment lead to overtime, missed commitments and hurried rescheduling. Phasis compares demand with available hours by line and week, giving the team time to adjust the plan before making a promise.
Capacity Planning provides the medium-term view, while Scheduling manages the detailed production sequence. Planners can move demand to another qualified line or week and see the effect immediately. Saved scenarios remain separate from the live plan until they are approved.
Confirmed near-term demand can be published to Scheduling as queued work orders for the planner to place.
Who uses it
Production Planner
Enters demand, moves load off an overloaded line and publishes the near weeks.
Plant Manager
Reviews constraints and compares scenarios before committing to demand.
How the process changes
- TodayA capacity shortfall becomes visible only when production is already affected.With PhasisOverloaded lines are identified weeks in advance.
- TodayOrder commitments rely on estimates assembled in meetings.With PhasisDemand hours are compared with available capacity for each line.
- TodayThe effect of overtime or additional volume is difficult to test safely.With PhasisSaved scenarios show the effect without changing the live plan.
- TodayConfirmed demand is re-entered into the detailed schedule.With PhasisPublishing creates queued work orders in Scheduling.
What you get
- Early visibility of capacity constraints by line and week.
- Immediate feedback when demand moves to another qualified line or period.
- Scenario planning that does not disturb the approved plan.
- A controlled handoff from medium-term capacity planning to detailed scheduling.
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