Launching the BMS APS solution: turning complex planning into a competitive advantage
BMS introduces its new AI-based APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) solution as part of its MES planning suite. This smart planning companion is designed to simplify complex planning tasks, offer greater flexibility, take over repetitive scheduling work, minimize human error, and give planners more time to focus on what truly matters.
From manual juggling to smart simulations
The BMS planning solution is already powered by the live pulse of your plant, continuously tracking the real-time status of machines, people, and processes. Yet, many planners often struggle to turn this vast amount of data into effective decisions, spending their day manually reshuffling orders and fighting fires, reacting to disruptions.
Under pressure, this manual approach often results in unnecessary tool or warp changes, overlooked rush jobs, suboptimal machine selection, and inconsistent planning decisions between planners.
The BMS AI-based APS scheduling assistant changes the game. Designed to automate exactly this type of repetitive reasoning, it takes the guesswork out of planning. It uses live shop-floor data to run smart, KPI driven simulations and automate repetitive reasoning, ensuring your schedule is not just theoretical, but feasible and optimized for right now. Reliable, at scale, every time.
Key capabilities
- Possible to create multiple "assistants" based on own priorities and filters.
- Visually compare AI-generated plan with manually composed plan.
- Helps detect accidental planner errors.
Key benefits
- Fewer errors, more consistent decisions.
- Significant time savings for planners.
- Reduced machine setup times and changeover costs.
- Better use of existing capacity.
- Run alternative simulations without risk.
The combination of human intelligence, advanced AI algorithms and decades of (on-site) expertise turns the BMS APS solution into a truly smart scheduling partner. One that not only saves time and reduces errors, but also helps customers quantify and realize the full value of smarter planning.
