In the fast-paced world of manufacturing, staying efficient and meeting deadlines is critical for success. Being a reliable supplier counts for so much in today's world and can lead to increased sales from your customers.

Production scheduling software offers a sophisticated solution to streamline operations, moving beyond manual spreadsheets and whiteboards. This technology provides a centralised, dynamic platform to plan, manage, and optimise your entire production process.

The benefits are extensive, impacting everything from lead times to employee morale:

• Optimised Resource Utilisation: Maximise the use of your machinery, materials, and workforce by scheduling tasks logically, reducing idle time and bottlenecks.
• Improved Delivery Performance: Accurately predict lead times and reliably meet customer deadlines, enhancing satisfaction and trust.
• Increased Visibility: Gain a real-time overview of the shop floor, allowing managers to quickly identify issues and make proactive adjustments.
• Reduced Costs: Minimise overtime expenses, lower inventory carrying costs, and decrease waste through better planning.

Fraction's drag and drop scheduling tool

Transformative Features of Fraction ERP

While many software options exist, platforms like Fraction ERP are designed with specific, user-friendly features that dramatically simplify scheduling.

• Intuitive Drag-and-Drop Scheduling: Manually moving tasks on a physical calendar, spreadsheet or whiteboard is a thing of the past. Fraction ERP's drag-and-drop interface makes rescheduling jobs instant and visually intuitive, allowing planners to adapt to changes in real-time.
• Live Work-to-Lists: Empower your floor staff with up-to-the-minute, prioritised work queues. Live work-to-lists ensure everyone knows exactly what needs to be done next, eliminating confusion and wasted time.
• Free Shop Floor Data Capture (SFDC) Licenses: A significant cost for many businesses is licensing every user. Fraction ERP includes free SFDC licenses, allowing you to track real-time progress and labour costs directly from the shop floor without extra charges, providing accurate, instantaneous production tracking.

By adopting a robust system like Fraction ERP, manufacturers can leave behind the inefficiencies of outdated scheduling and shop floor tracking methods and embrace a smarter, more responsive way of working.

Ready to Optimize Your Production?

See the difference for yourself and experience the benefits of smart, intuitive scheduling. Start your journey to a more efficient shop floor today with a free two-week trial of Fraction ERP.