Discover how to optimize production planning and scheduling with Opcenter APS, Siemens’ solution for Advanced Planning and Scheduling. This eBook provides a comprehensive overview of the Opcenter APS product suite, designed to improve synchronization across manufacturing processes, increase production visibility and control, reduce inventory and waste, and ensure more reliable on-time deliveries.

The content illustrates the benefits of integrating Opcenter APS with ERP systems, MES, and data collection tools, offering a flexible and scalable solution for companies in any manufacturing sector. It also explains the difference between planning and scheduling, and how Opcenter Planning and Scheduling modules can be used to address both long-term strategic planning and day-to-day operational management, thanks to powerful optimization and simulation algorithms.

The text includes real-world use cases from major industrial sectors, key features for decision support, and tangible benefits such as reduced work-in-progress, improved customer service, and the ability to respond quickly to unexpected changes in demand or production capacity.

A clear and technical introduction to the use of APS in the context of industrial digitization and smart transformation.