How to choose between scheduling as early as possible or as late as possible according to production goals?

🔹 Scheduling as early as possible:

This approach secures production deadlines, anticipates disruptions, and balances the workload during quieter periods, thus optimising the use of production resources.

However, it requires earlier procurement and larger inventories of finished or semi-finished products.

🔹 Scheduling as late as possible:

This method optimises purchases and supplies just-in-time, reduces work-in-progress and limits finished goods storage.

But it increases the risk of production disruptions and stockouts.

APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) offers a hybrid mode!You can choose specific work centres, resources, or critical products to plan either as early as possible or as late as possible, optimising production and procurement dates.

DELMIA Ortems perfectly meets these strategies and constraints to secure and improve your production performance.