An Introduction to Advanced Planning & Scheduling

Learn how to operate Asprova starting at a basic level, and explore the multifaceted nature of true advanced planning. Watch these videos (altogether approximately 2 hours in length) to get a core introduction of Asprova.

1. Introduction

1.02 Problems and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

1.03 Why is Production Scheduling Necessary?

1.04 Four Secrets to Success in Implementation of Production Scheduling Software

2. Beginners

20. Modules and Options

20.01 Modules and Options

20.02 Network Modules

21. Using Sample Data

21.01 Mixing, Packing, and Inspecting

21.02 Plastic Injection Molding

21.03 Metal Industry: Cycling Lengthy Pressing-Processes

21.04 Assembly Process in Mold Production

21.05 Scheduling: Sales, Production, and Purchasing

22 Creating a Prototype

22.01 Single Process Scheduling

22.02 MRP

22.03 Multi-Process

22.04 Auto Replenishment

22.05 Sales Order Scheduling: MTO

22.06 Sales Order Scheduling: BTO

22.07 Sales Order Scheduling: MTS

22.08 Purchase Scheduling

23 User Interface

23.01 Creating a Project and Setting up a Scheduling Period

23.02 Integrated Master Editor Table: Column Settings

23.03 Display Settings - Style

23.04 Setup a Shift, a Calendar and Display the Resource Gantt Chart

23.05 Add Order 1 - Create a User Property

23.06 Add Order 2 - Copying and Auto Fill

23.07 Layout Settings

23.11 Rescheduling: Message Window

23.12 Checking for Lateness: Order Gantt Chart

23.13 Checking and Moving Operations on the Resource Gantt Chart

23.14 Changing the Calendar: Resource Gantt Chart

23.15 Checking and Moving Operations in the Dispatching View

23.16 Checking Resource Load: Resource Load Graph

23.17 Checking on Item Shortage: Inventory Graph

23.18 Pivoting and Grouping

23.19 Changing the Status to "Released" in the Resource Gantt Chart

23.21 Entering Results into the Resource Gantt Chart

23.31 Rescheduling after Changing the Scheduling Basis Time

23.32 Modifying and Rescheduling an Order

24 Scheduling Logic

24.01 Shift and Calendar

24.02 Command

24.03 Parameter

24.04 Status

24.05 Resource Quantity

24.06 Furnace Resource

24.07 Sub Resource

24.08 Setup Time (Item, Spec)

24.09 Setup Time (Resource)

24.10 Material Requirement Calculation

24.11 Material Requirement Calculation (Yield, Scrap)

24.12 Time Constraint

24.13 Operation Split

24.14 Auto Replenishment

24.15 Safety Stock - Inventory MIN

24.16 Inventory Constraint

25 ERP Interface

25.01 Relationship between ERP and Asprova Tables

25.02 Sample Integration Scenarios

25.03 Scenario 1 - Import Planned Orders and Production Orders

25.04 Scenario 2 - MRP and Asprova's Finite Capacity Scheduling

25.05 Scenario 3 - Import Planned Independent Requirements and Customer Requirements

25.06 Scenario 4 - Export Production Orders

25.07 Scenario 5 - Export Purchase Requisition

25.08 Scenario 6 - Import BOM and Material

25.09 Scenario 7 - Import Routing

26 How to Plan and Execute the Introduction Project

26.01 Asprova APS: Implementation Steps

26.02 Understanding the Current Situation and Setting Goals

26.03 Creating a Prototype and Investigating Systematization

26.04 Signing the Contract, Creating Data, Beginning Operation, Maintenance

3. Intermediate

30.01 Data, Object and Property: Item and M-BOM

30.02 Order, Operation and Work Instruction

30.03 Property Settings, User Class and Property

33 Scheduling Parameter and Commands

33.01 Scheduling Parameter and Command

33.02 Assignment direction and Dispatching rule

33.03 Backward Scheduling Including Buffer Time up to the Delivery Date

33.04 Creating Composite Parameters

33.05 Customize the Dispatching rule

33.06 Backward Scheduling from the Bottleneck Process

33.07 Adjustment

33.11 Resource Evaluation

33.12 Custom Dispatching Rule