Production Planning & Scheduling Software for Manufacturers
Custom production planning and scheduling software built around your factory — capacity planning, drag-and-drop gantt, material check.
What is Production Planning and Scheduling software?
Production planning and scheduling software decides which orders run on which machines, in which sequence and shift — based on capacity, material availability and delivery dates.
Ready-made packages make you change your process to fit their screens. We build production planning and scheduling software around the way your factory already runs — your forms, your approvals, your reports — as a secure web app for the office with tablet and mobile screens for the shop floor.
Connects with
Built for manufacturers in
- Engineering & job shops
- Auto components
- Sheet metal & fabrication
- Plastics & moulding
- Food & beverage
- Pharma & chemicals
- Packaging & printing
- Textiles & garments
- Electronics & electricals
- Furniture & wood
Reports & dashboards
- Machine load chart
- Late order forecast
- Schedule adherence
- Changeover time
From customer order to completed production
- 1Customer orders
- 2Production plan
- 3Raw materials
- 4Machines
- 5Workers
- 6Schedule
- 7Production completion
Customer orders
Confirmed orders and forecasts with quantities and delivery dates.
Production plan
Orders converted into a production plan by product, line and week.
Raw materials
BOM exploded and stock checked — shortages flagged and purchase suggested.
Machines
Capacity checked by machine and shift, including maintenance windows.
Workers
Operators allocated by skill and shift availability.
Schedule
Drag-and-drop schedule by machine, sequenced to cut changeovers.
Production completion
Output booked against the plan; delays flagged before delivery dates slip.
Problems Production Planning and Scheduling software solves
Excel scheduling
One planner owns a complex spreadsheet that breaks every time an urgent order arrives.
Unrealistic promises
Sales commits dates without knowing machine load.
Changeovers eat capacity
Poor sequencing means too many setups and idle machines.
Production Planning and Scheduling software features
Pick the features you need — everything is configured to your process.
Capacity planning
Machine and line capacity by shift with holidays and planned maintenance.
Drag-and-drop Gantt
Visual schedule by machine; move jobs and see the knock-on effect instantly.
Material check
Warns when a scheduled job's material isn't in stock or on order.
Sequencing rules
Group by colour, size, tool or die to reduce changeovers.
What-if for urgent orders
Insert a rush order and see which other orders slip.
Delivery date promise
Give sales a realistic date based on current load.
Web app for the office
For owners, planners and managers — from any browser.
- Live dashboards and machine load chart
- Masters, approvals and user roles
- Excel / PDF exports and scheduled email reports
- Audit trail of every change
Shop-floor & mobile app
Tablet and phone screens built for the factory floor.
- Large-button screens, local-language labels
- Barcode / QR scanning with phone camera
- Photos, readings and e-signatures
- Instant alerts on WhatsApp, SMS or app
How we build your production planning and scheduling software
Discover
Free consultation to understand your process, goals and budget.
Plan & Design
Scope document, fixed quote, wireframes and clickable prototype.
Build
Agile sprints with a demo every two weeks — you see progress early.
Launch
Testing, data migration, training and go-live support.
Support & Grow
Warranty, monthly support plans and new features as you grow.
Production Planning and Scheduling software — FAQs
Can the schedule update automatically when a machine breaks down?
Yes. When downtime is logged, affected jobs are flagged and the planner can re-sequence with one click; fully automatic rescheduling rules can be added once the basics are working.
How much does custom production planning and scheduling software cost?
It depends on the features, users, apps and integrations you need. After a free consultation and a look at your current process we give you a fixed, itemised quote — and you own the software, with no per-user licence fees for what we build.
How long does it take to implement?
A focused first version is usually live in weeks, not months. We release in phases — the most valuable features first — with a demo every two weeks so your team shapes the software as it's built.
Can it connect with our ERP, accounting or other software?
Where your existing system offers an API, import facility or data export, yes. We check feasibility during scoping and confirm it before you commit.
Can we start with just this module?
Yes. Most factories start with one module and add others later on the same database — for example Production Management, Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
Integrations depend on the third-party provider offering an API, SDK or data export, and are confirmed during scoping. Any third-party licences, API or usage fees, subscriptions (e.g. WhatsApp Business API, SMS, maps, cloud hosting) and hardware are billed by the provider and borne by the client.
Related manufacturing software
Production Management
Plans and tracks production orders
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Calculates material requirements
Shift Management
Manages factory shifts
Downtime Management
Records machine downtime and reasons
Manufacturing ERP
Overall business management — sales to dispatch on one system
Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Tracks shop-floor production in real time
Production Planning and Scheduling software by industry
Automotive & Auto Components
Traceability, Quality & OEE
Engineering & Job Shops
Job Costing, Planning & Shop Floor
Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
Project Planning, BOM & Service
Plastics & Moulding
Mould, OEE & Production Tracking
Packaging Manufacturing
Estimating, Planning & Job Tracking
Consumer Products (FMCG)
Planning, Inventory & Distribution
Need Production Planning and Scheduling software for your factory?
Tell us how it works today. We'll suggest the right features, show a prototype and give you a fixed quote.
- Free consultation
- Prototype before you commit
- Fixed, itemised quote
- You own the software