Planning and Execution: shopfloor extensions for bespoke manufacturing in SAP

SAP S/4HANA offers two production planning apps out of the box: Capacity Scheduling Table and Capacity Scheduling Board. Users who need more functionalities can opt for the Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) module. For some production companies, these solutions are often too big and too detailed.

Enter Flexso’s Production Planning Board, a custom S/4HANA extension that enables planners to:

• visualize the production schedules
• create an overview of required skills
• attribute skills to the right people and identify missing expertise
• drag and drop tasks from one colleague to another

Production Execution Cockpit: ultimate usability

And what about operators, many of whom still do their jobs manually? SAP S/4HANA offers three standard apps for product execution (Monitor Production Orders, Manage Production Orders, and Confirm Production Order Operations). As these apps mainly focus on planning, they include a lot of details that operators don’t need.

Our Production Execution Cockpit provides nothing but essential insights and, if needed, work instructions. On their tablet, operators get a personalized overview of tasks with status and attachments. All it takes is a couple of clicks.

What’s at stake?

With the shopfloor extensions, planners and operators get instant access to the right insights. As a result, data quality increases, and all stakeholders get an accurate view of the production processes. Utterly user-friendly, the applications do what planners and operators need – not more, not less. For certain manufacturers, they could be the perfect solution for the planning and execution of their production processes.