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Mixed-Model Assembly
Sequence and balance mixed-model assembly lines for minimum takt variation.
Manufacturing / Production Planning & Scheduling
Production Planning & Scheduling
We engineer advanced planning and scheduling platforms that optimize production sequences, balance capacity across resources, and re-plan in real time when the floor throws a curveball — replacing the spreadsheets your planners can't live without but shouldn't have to.
22%
Improvement in on-time delivery
30%
Reduction in changeover time through optimized sequencing
Minutes
Re-scheduling after disruptions, not hours
Trusted by global innovators
Industry Overview
Production Planning & Scheduling: Engineered End-to-End
ERP planning modules assume infinite capacity and static lead times. Real factories have shared equipment, sequence-dependent setups, material constraints, and a floor that never runs exactly to plan. We build APS systems that model your actual constraints and re-optimize continuously.
Industry Challenges
What Stops Most Teams From Solving This Today
Common friction points we hear from manufacturing teams scoping this kind of platform.
Infinite-Capacity Fantasy: ERP MRP runs assume every work center is always available — planners manually adjust the output in Excel.
Sequence-Dependent Setups: Color-to-color, size-to-size, and tool changeovers vary dramatically but aren't modeled in the planning system.
Disruption Paralysis: When a machine goes down or a material is late, re-planning takes hours of manual spreadsheet work.
Siloed Planning: Production, maintenance, and quality schedules are managed in separate tools with no shared constraint model.
Our Approach
Our Engineering Approach
We engineer for the operational reality — not the demo.
Finite-Capacity Optimization
Constraint-based solvers model every resource, tool, operator skill, and material availability to produce feasible, optimized schedules.
Real-Time Re-Planning
When disruptions hit, the solver re-optimizes in minutes — not hours — showing planners the best recovery path.
MES & ERP Closed Loop
Schedules push to MES for execution; actuals flow back for continuous re-planning against reality.
Capabilities
Capabilities
Production-grade features the platform ships with from day one.
Finite Capacity Scheduling
Model machines, tools, operators, and materials as explicit capacity constraints.
Sequence Optimization
Minimize changeover time through intelligent product sequencing algorithms.
What-If Scenarios
Run alternative schedules and compare KPIs before committing to the floor.
Real-Time Re-Planning
Automated re-scheduling when machines go down, materials are late, or priorities shift.
Demand Integration
Pull demand signals from ERP, EDI, and customer portals for rolling-horizon planning.
Maintenance Windows
Co-schedule planned maintenance with production for minimum throughput impact.
Visual Gantt & Timeline
Interactive Gantt charts with drag-and-drop override and constraint violation warnings.
KPI Dashboards
On-time delivery, utilization, changeover time, and WIP level tracked in real time.
Multi-Plant Planning
Cross-plant capacity balancing and inter-plant transfer optimization.
How It Works
Reference Architecture
How data and decisions flow end-to-end.
Demand Ingestion
ERP orders, EDI demand, and forecast signals pulled into a unified demand model.
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Constraint Model
Resources, tools, skills, materials, and changeover matrices modeled as optimization constraints.
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Solver Engine
Mixed-integer and heuristic solvers produce feasible, optimized schedules in minutes.
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Planner Interface
Interactive Gantt with drag-and-drop, what-if, and KPI comparison views.
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MES Integration
Schedules dispatched to MES; actuals feed back for continuous re-planning.
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Analytics & Reporting
Adherence, utilization, and delivery performance tracked across horizons.
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Engineering Stack
Technology Stack
A pragmatic stack chosen for reliability, speed, and ease of operation.
Optimization
OR-ToolsGurobiOptaPlannerCustom Heuristics
Core
PythonGoTypeScriptGraphQLgRPC
Data
PostgreSQLRedisKafkaTimescaleDB
Apps
Next.jsReactD3.jsTailwind
ERP
SAP RFC/IDocOracle RESTD365 DataverseEDI X12
Infra
KubernetesVaultTerraformPrometheus
Measured Impact
Measured Impact
Quantified outcomes from production deployments.
22%
On-time delivery improvement
Through feasible, constraint-aware scheduling.
30%
Changeover reduction
Via sequence optimization across product families.
<5 min
Re-scheduling time
After machine breakdown or material delay.
15%
Higher resource utilization
Through better capacity balancing across shifts.
APS for a Multi-Plant Packaging Manufacturer
A flexible packaging manufacturer running 14 printing and converting lines across two plants was planning in Excel — every disruption triggered hours of manual re-sequencing. We delivered a constraint-based APS in six months.
On-time delivery improved from 71% to 93%, changeover waste dropped 30% through color-sequence optimization, and planners now re-schedule after press breakdowns in under five minutes instead of two hours.
Case Study
Use Cases
Where This Earns Its Keep
Common deployment patterns we see across customers.
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Batch Process Scheduling
Schedule reactors, ovens, and clean-in-place cycles with shared resource constraints.
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Print & Packaging Sequencing
Optimize color sequences and substrate changes to minimize wash and waste.
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Tool & Die Scheduling
Coordinate shared tooling across machines with setup and teardown windows.
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Multi-Plant Load Balancing
Distribute orders across plants based on capacity, capability, and logistics cost.
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Make-to-Order Promise
Real-time available-to-promise dates based on actual finite capacity.
Integrations
Integrates With Your Existing Stack
We connect to the systems your teams already know.
ERP
SAP S/4HANA PP/DSOracle SCM CloudMicrosoft D365 SCM
APS
Siemens Opcenter APS
MES
Rockwell Plex
Planning
Blue Yonder
S&OP
Kinaxis RapidResponse
Compliance-First Development Services Backed by Global Standards
We build secure, scalable products designed for privacy, interoperability, and regulatory readiness from day one across every sector we serve.
Service Organization Control 2
Verified controls for security, availability, and confidentiality of enterprise data systems.
Information Security Management
Adhering to the international gold standard for managing information security risks.
Quality Management Systems
Ensuring consistent quality in software delivery and operational process optimization.
Our Edge
Why Global Leaders Choose Us
We combine deep technical expertise with industry-specific knowledge to deliver solutions that aren't just functional, but transformational.
Enterprise-Grade Security
We implement rigorous security protocols and compliance standards (HIPAA, GDPR, SOC2) across all industrial solutions to protect sensitive data.
High-Performance Scaling
Our architectures are built to handle massive data loads and user bases, ensuring seamless performance whether you're serving ten or ten million.
Accelerated Time-to-Market
Leveraging our suite of internal tools and proven frameworks, we reduce development cycles and get your product to market 40% faster.
Embedded AI Integration
Beyond simple wrappers, we build deep-learning integrations and predictive analytics directly into the core of your industry-specific workflows.
Engagement Model
Engagement Model
Predictable, structured delivery from kickoff through long-term ownership.
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Discovery & Scoping
We map the existing systems, constraints, and stakeholders to scope a focused 8–12 week first delivery.
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Architecture & Pilot
A working slice on a representative environment — proving the data flow end-to-end before scaling.
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Production Engineering
Hardened services, observability, access controls, and audit logging go live behind your IAM.
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Operate & Iterate
We stay on as the embedded engineering team — closing tickets, tuning models, and shipping new value.
Voices of Success
We don't just build products; we forge lasting partnerships. See how we've helped industry leaders transform their vision into technical reality.
"I can clearly see how Agnotic has a unique way of handling end-to-end development. They are always active on quick chat and provide support quickly."
Aaron Phelan
Founder, Benchmark
"Agnotic is the best technical team we evaluated. Their engineering excellence made our work dramatically easier and allowed us to stay focused on what matters most for maternal care outcomes. They took full ownership of the technical execution, and we are always happy to continue working together."
Kim Smith
Founder, My Lauren
"Agnotic combines deep technical expertise with strong domain knowledge. They understand the business context, anticipate challenges, and make collaboration smooth and effective."
John Pasmore
Founder, Latimer
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Cross-Industry Reach
The Same Engineering Patterns, Across Other Industries
The technical patterns behind this platform translate naturally into adjacent verticals.
Frequently Asked Questions
SAP PP/DS is powerful but rigid. Our APS sits alongside SAP, pulling demand and pushing optimized schedules back. We model constraints SAP can't — like sequence-dependent setups and shared tooling — and re-plan in minutes, not hours.
Industries
A Unified Vision that Caters to Diverse Industry Demands
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