Benefits

Tangible Benefits

JobTime's finite scheduling products add tangible value to your company: 

  1. Visibility of Schedule To-Do List by every Operator
  2. Visibility of needed overtime to maximize on-time performance
  3. Reduction in Raw, WIP and Finished Goods inventories
  4. Reduction in overtime, outsourcing, and premium freight
  5. Reduction in late jobs by quoting realistic promise dates
  6. Reduction in lead time by releasing orders to due-date 
  7. Increased cash flow by faster conversion of raw materials into receivables
  8. Increased agility to accept rush jobs without causing crisis 

Intangible benefits include: 

Shop Floor & Customer Service:  improved morale, steady work loads, advanced overtime planning, predictable order finish dates

Middle Management: better schedule and capacity visibility, and improved shop control;

Plant Management: longer range capacity and resource requirements planning.

Your payoffs will vary with your situation. One of our services is to assist you in estimating benefits achieved to date and your return on investment. 

JobTime helps you promise and keep more realistic target due dates.

Shop capacity is more visible, both used and unused  

These are some additional benefits of Advanced Finite Capacity Scheduling:  

§ Reduction of manual scheduling effort

§ Advanced warning on orders at risk of being late

§ Available to promise due-dates

§ Improved customer service: progress reports per client

§ "What-if" impact of new equipment on plant output

§ "What-If" impact of new product line or vendor

§ "What-If" impact of ability to meet long range forecast

§ "What-if" impact of resizing lots for better JiT performance

 

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