Products
Navigator - PPC
Production Planning & Control
- Purpose
- Decide what to make, with which material, on which machine and when — then control execution on the shop floor until delivery.
- Problem we solve
- Changing delivery commitments and urgent orders, shortages alongside excess and dead stock, emergency purchasing, shifting priorities and idle machines — daily firefighting instead of planning.
- Our USP
- Planning first, technology next: a disciplined, structured, measurable and repeatable planning process, backed by work-order priority and delay tracking, MRP and shortage lists, a master production schedule, machine loading and OEE.
Overview
About Navigator PPC
Industry 4.0 should start with a disciplined, structured, measurable and repeatable production planning and control process: planning first, technology next.
Navigator PPC is built around that process. It aims at better planning, optimized inventory, efficient production and improved performance.
Manufacturing modes
Capabilities
Capabilities by area
Work-order control
- Work-order priority
- Work-order progress and delay tracking
Material planning
- Detailed MRP
- Shortage lists
- Automatic purchase indents
Scheduling and capacity
- Master production schedule
- Machine loading sheet
- Resource utilization
- OEE analysis
Workflow
From customer demand to delivery
The production planning and control flow Navigator PPC follows.
Customer demand
Orders, delivery commitments and urgent changes come in.
Planning
Turn demand into a realistic plan and see material needs before shortages appear.
- Production planning
- Material planning
- Purchase planning
Shop-floor execution
Release work orders in priority order and track progress, delays and rejections.
Delivery
Dispatch against the commitment made to the customer.
Common challenges
Challenges it helps address
- Delivery commitments that keep changing, and urgent orders that jump the queue
- Inventory that grows while shortages and dead stock persist
- Emergency purchasing and unreliable supplier timing
- Shifting shop-floor priorities, idle machines and overtime
- Review meetings spent on problems instead of data
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Navigator - PPC?
Navigator - PPC (Production Planning & Control): Decide what to make, with which material, on which machine and when — then control execution on the shop floor until delivery.
What problem does Navigator - PPC solve?
Changing delivery commitments and urgent orders, shortages alongside excess and dead stock, emergency purchasing, shifting priorities and idle machines — daily firefighting instead of planning.
What makes Navigator - PPC different?
Planning first, technology next: a disciplined, structured, measurable and repeatable planning process, backed by work-order priority and delay tracking, MRP and shortage lists, a master production schedule, machine loading and OEE.
What does Navigator - PPC include?
Navigator - PPC covers work-order control, material planning and scheduling and capacity.
Next step
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