Key Features:

1.⁠ ⁠Real-Time Capacity Planning:
Gain full visibility into your production capabilities with real-time data on available labor, equipment, and materials, enabling better planning and decision-making.

⁠2.⁠ Automatic Work Order Scheduling:
Automatically schedule work orders based on available capacity and resource constraints, ensuring that production plans are feasible and aligned with your operational capabilities.

3.⁠ ⁠Load Balancing Across Resources:
Optimize resource utilization by balancing workloads across multiple production lines, machines, or work centers, preventing overuse or underutilization of equipment.

⁠4.⁠ What-If Scenarios & Simulations:
Model different production scenarios and simulate the impact of changes, such as increased demand or equipment downtime, on your production capacity and schedule.

5.⁠ ⁠Material Availability Forecasting:
Ensure that raw materials and components are available for production by integrating capacity planning with inventory data, preventing delays due to material shortages.

6.⁠ ⁠Labor Capacity Tracking:
Track the availability and skill sets of your workforce, ensuring that the right employees are scheduled for the right tasks, improving production efficiency.

7.⁠ ⁠Production Bottleneck Identification:
Quickly identify potential bottlenecks or capacity constraints in your production process, allowing for proactive adjustments to avoid delays.

8.⁠ ⁠Dynamic Resource Allocation:
Adjust production schedules and resource allocations dynamically as demand changes, machinery breaks down, or other operational challenges arise, ensuring your operations remain flexible.

⁠9.⁠ Multi-Site Planning:
Manage production capacity across multiple manufacturing sites or locations, ensuring that all facilities are operating at optimal capacity to meet company-wide production goals.

⁠10.⁠ Integration with NetSuite Manufacturing Modules:
Seamlessly integrates with NetSuite’s Manufacturing and Inventory modules, providing a unified solution for planning, execution, and tracking production activities.

Benefits:

⁠1. Improved Production Efficiency: Plan your production schedules around actual capacity, preventing overloading and reducing idle time for both labor and machinery.

⁠2. Better Resource Utilization: Ensure optimal use of all available resources, from machinery to labor, leading to more efficient production cycles and reduced operational costs.

⁠3. Reduced Production Delays: Avoid costly delays by identifying and addressing capacity constraints before they impact production, ensuring timely order fulfillment.

⁠4. Increased Flexibility: Adapt quickly to changes in demand, equipment availability, or labor resources, ensuring your production plans remain realistic and achievable.

⁠5. Enhanced Decision-Making: Leverage real-time data and scenario modeling to make informed decisions that maximize production output and align with business goals.

The NetSuite Production Capacity Planning App is your go-to solution for ensuring that production schedules are realistic, resources are optimized, and your manufacturing operations are running at peak efficiency.

Available on NetSuite App Marketplace.