Planitools Web-based MRP for SMEs: what it changes and what to define first Multiple users, shop floor, mobile, ERP connection: what web-based production software brings compared with a spreadsheet or installed software, and the seven points to define. Planning Production Scheduling Mar 31, 2025
Planitools MRP in Excel: how far a spreadsheet can go, and when to switch tools How far an SME can plan its production in Excel, what eventually breaks, how to strengthen the workbook without throwing it away, and when to move to software. Planning Scheduling Mar 30, 2025
Planitools Custom MRP software for SMEs: build it, or buy off the shelf? Custom-built, off-the-shelf or ERP module: real costs, lead times, dependency and the “structuring effect”, with an honest decision grid for an SME. Planning Scheduling Mar 30, 2025
Planitools Production planning in Excel: why the ERP is not enough Six-figure ERP systems, and the plan still lives in Excel: what Excel does well, where it breaks, and how to keep your rules when moving to software. Forecasting Planning Scheduling Mar 5, 2025
Planitools Finite capacity production planning: moving beyond infinite-capacity MRP MRP assumes unlimited resources. Here is how to compare load with the real capacity of your work centres and build an achievable plan, step by step. Planning Scheduling Feb 18, 2025
Planitools Implementing a production planning tool that people actually use Scope, input data, S&OP, MPS and scheduling horizons, routines and common mistakes: the method for a planning tool your teams keep using. Planning Scheduling Feb 11, 2025
Planitools Short-term Excel scheduling in food manufacturing: a case study A macro-enabled Excel workbook to spread manufacturing orders across six poultry lines, with moulds, run rates, staffing and finish times recalculated at every assignment. Case study Scheduling Dec 4, 2024
Planitools Integrating Excel with an ERP: making both work without double entry What must stay in the ERP, what Excel can handle, four ways to connect them and the pitfalls of double data entry, with an audit method. Planning Scheduling Nov 29, 2024
