AI, such as that implemented by SCT GmbH in the PP/DS module of Diskover SCO, makes complex production and detailed planning tools better, faster and also affordable for SMEs.

Complex production with many production steps is dependent on many influencing variables. The production and detailed planning, which is usually carried out on a weekly basis, is correspondingly time-consuming. Optimization decisions about what has to be produced when and in what order in order to solve the dilemma of providing goods on time with the most efficient factory utilization possible against limited capacities can no longer be made with simple machine allocation plans and classic calculation methods.

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