Realistic load
Orders, capacities and calendars share the same horizon.
Capabilities Industrial planning
Capability · Industrial planning
A plan has valueonly if it survives the field.
Align demand, materials, skills, equipment, calendars and priorities to build an executable plan, then revise it without losing the reason behind arbitration.
A capability shaped by your flows, rules and field evidence.
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Stable priorities
Urgencies are arbitrated using service, risk and contribution.
Synchronized field
Workshop, supply and maintenance receive a contextualised plan.
Explainable replanning
Each change retains its trigger and impact.
Decision framework
Connect promise, responsibility and proof.
Planning does not seek a perfect schedule. It makes constraints, decisions and consequences visible before execution.
Gaps to eliminate
What weakens day-to-day decisions.
Each gap connects an observable situation to a business consequence. Diagnosis then verifies frequency, impact and cause.
Invisible load
Orders exist without realistic capacity consumption.
Delays discovered on the shop floorOut-of-date constraints
Material, tooling, skills or maintenance are not synchronised.
Unexecutable theoretical planChanging priority
Each urgency shifts other orders without impact measurement.
Instability and productivity lossLate feedback
Progress, scrap and micro-stops return after the decision.
Replanning based on old realityOperational journey
A chain of decisions, not a stack of screens.
Each transition identifies the participant, responsible system and expected proof.
1
Demand
Qualify demand
Orders, quantities, dates, bills of material and priorities are consolidated.
- Owner
- ERP / planning
- Proof
- Schedulable demand
2
Capacity
Model availability
Machines, teams, tools, materials, calendars and maintenance are reconciled.
- Owner
- ERP / MES / CMMS
- Proof
- Finite capacity by horizon
3
Arbitration
Build a defensible plan
Service, margin, risk, batch, changeover and constraints determine sequence.
- Owner
- Planner
- Proof
- Versioned plan and assumptions
4
Execution
Close the shop-floor loop
Released, in progress, produced, scrapped, blocked and completed update the plan.
- Owner
- MES / workshop
- Proof
- Progress and variance
5
Improvement
Learn from variances
Adherence, load, yield and causes are reviewed with teams.
- Owner
- Planning / BI
- Proof
- Revised parameters
Decision lab
Change context. Follow what genuinely needs to happen.
These scenarios are illustrative: they show decision logic and responsibilities without claiming to simulate your actual outcomes.
Critical failure
Replan without blindly shifting delay
A bottleneck resource becomes unavailable for two shifts.
Compare transfer, alternate sequence, subcontracting and new promise.
Impacted orders and approved choice visible.
B‑AGILEdecision flowESSOR ERPMES / atelierPROTECH WMSOTILA GMAOBI
Late material
Protect orders supported by available components
A shared component is missing across three routings.
Reserve material based on commitments and production alternatives.
Material allocation and customer impact explained.
B‑AGILEdecision flowESSOR ERPMES / atelierPROTECH WMSOTILA GMAOBI
Urgent order
Measure the real price of priority
A premium order requires insertion within 48 hours.
Simulate changeovers, hours, induced delays and margin before approval.
Decision and consequences accepted.
B‑AGILEdecision flowESSOR ERPMES / atelierPROTECH WMSOTILA GMAOBI
Responsibility architecture
Unify the flow without pretending one system does everything.
The responsibilities below form a reference architecture to adapt to the existing IT landscape.
ESSOR ERP
Carries demand and plan- Owns
- Orders, BOMs, routings, calendars and priorities
- Publishes
- Schedule and requirements
MES / atelier
Carries execution- Owns
- Releases, consumption, time, quantities and scrap
- Publishes
- Progress and disruptions
PROTECH WMS
Carries materials- Owns
- Stock, lots, reservations and line feeding
- Publishes
- Availability and movements
OTILA GMAO
Carries asset availability- Owns
- Preventive work, failure, intervention and return to service
- Publishes
- Windows and unavailability
BI
Carries measurement- Owns
- Adherence, load, yield and causes
- Publishes
- Variance and trend
Actionable cockpit
Living load-capacity plan
Each order should show its dominant constraint, service risk, capacity consumption and reason for change.
- Plan adherenceSeparate plan quality from execution discipline
- Load / capacitySee the bottleneck before release
- Replanning timeReduce the uncertainty window
- At-risk ordersPrioritise arbitration
Operational view · example
Invisible loadOut-of-date constraintsChanging priority
Success conditions
What must be true before automation.
Explicit scope
Activities, sites, participants, systems and boundaries are defined before any automation.
Named responsibilities
Each data item, rule, decision and exception has a business owner and responsible system.
Observable proof
An action is only treated as complete after verifiable feedback from the field or execution system.
Before / after measurement
A baseline, indicator, horizon and interpretation limits are agreed before the pilot.
Related B‑AGILE solutions
Compose the right scope.
A capability may be carried by a full suite, a standalone solution or an existing system. Diagnosis decides.
Suite
EMS Industrie
Integrated response for plan, materials, execution, quality, maintenance and performance.
Explore SolutionESSOR Industrie
Carries orders, BOMs, routings, requirements and planning.
Explore SolutionPROTECH WMS Industrie
Makes materials, lots, reservations and line feeding reliable.
Explore SolutionOTILA GMAO
Makes unavailability and interventions visible to planning.
ExploreGo further
Content to prepare a real discussion.
Frequently asked questions
Decide with the right boundaries.
Must existing systems be replaced?
Not necessarily. Scoping distinguishes what should be retained, connected, extended or replaced based on value, risk and expected responsibility.
Can we start with a limited scope?
Yes. One flow, one site and a few critical decisions can test data, rules, interfaces and adoption before extension.
How is real time defined?
By the decision window. Each event must specify its source, frequency, acceptable age and degraded mode.
Are outcomes guaranteed?
No. Benefits are measured against an agreed baseline, scope and period; no generic percentage is promised.
How are exchanges secured?
Through suitable architecture, role-based rights, logging, retention rules and risk-proportionate monitoring.
Who approves business rules?
Named business owners, with IT and execution teams contributing; overrides remain traceable.
Your context first
Build a plan the shop floor can genuinely keep.
Identify the decisions, data, responsibilities and pilot that will deliver observable value.