SmartFactory Enterprise Planning for Integrated Supply Chain Planning

React faster to customer changes — improve on-time delivery and responsiveness with a fast planning engine

SmartFactory Enterprise Planning is a supply chain planning solution that includes a fast planning engine to improve on-time delivery and responsiveness for manufacturers. It is integrated from planning through execution, offering an open-box approach with increased accuracy and faster response to customer forecast changes.

What is SmartFactory Enterprise Planning?

Applied SmartFactory Enterprise Planning is a supply chain planning solution that includes a fast planning engine to improve on-time delivery and responsiveness for manufacturers. SmartFactory Enterprise Planning is integrated from planning through execution, offering an open-box approach with increased accuracy and faster response to customer forecast changes.

How does SmartFactory Enterprise Planning respond to customer forecast changes?

Applied SmartFactory Enterprise Planning uses a planning engine with a fast mathematical solver to optimize on-time delivery and other objectives. Planners can execute fast “what if” scenario planning or re-planning to enable quick response times to customer requests. Benefits include a 95% reduction in planning downtime, 10–30% improved planner productivity, and 3–5% capacity utilization improvement.

Why choose SmartFactory Enterprise Planning?

SmartFactory Enterprise Planning improves on-time delivery and responsiveness for manufacturers.

Benefits include:

95% reduction in planning downtime

10–30% improved planner productivity

3–5% capacity utilization improvement

What can you gain from our approach?

Automated data input

  • SmartFactory Enterprise Planning uses Applied’s APF technology to automatically gather and load all necessary planning data.
  • The solution quickly generates supply plans using proven, high-speed data extraction and processing.

Fast response times

  • SmartFactory Enterprise Planning optimizes on-time delivery and other objectives using a planning engine with a fast mathematical solver.
  • The solution executes fast “what if” scenario planning or re-planning to enable quick response times to customer requests.

Data linking

  • SmartFactory Enterprise Planning integrates seamlessly with SmartFactory solutions through a common framework from dispatching to automation.
  • The solution links enterprise planning to shop floor dispatching to provide early warning capability.

Enterprise Planning FAQ

How is SmartFactory Enterprise Planning different from other planning solutions?

Unlike many planning solutions, which require complex deployments and customizations, SmartFactory Enterprise Planning is integrated from planning through execution, offering an open-box approach.

How does SmartFactory Enterprise Planning gather planning data?

SmartFactory Enterprise Planning uses Applied’s APF technology to automatically gather and load all necessary planning data, and quickly generates supply plans using proven, high-speed data extraction and processing.

Does SmartFactory Enterprise Planning integrate with other SmartFactory solutions?

Yes. SmartFactory Enterprise Planning integrates seamlessly with SmartFactory solutions through a common framework from dispatching to automation.

Does SmartFactory Enterprise Planning link to shop floor dispatching?

Yes. SmartFactory Enterprise Planning links enterprise planning to shop floor dispatching to provide early warning capability.

Ready to react faster to customer changes?

SmartFactory Enterprise Planning improves on-time delivery and responsiveness with a fast planning engine, integrated from planning through execution.