PSImetals Planning

With Release 5.26, you can now create multiple S&OP scenarios, compare KPIs, as well as generate and manage demand and supply plans.

At a glance:

• Informed decisions with comprehensive scenario analysis

• Improved collaboration and alignment across the organization

• Coverage of the full demand and supply planning lifecycle

PSImetals S&OP release 5.26 introduces advanced KPI management functionality that further facilitates the comparison and selection of plans.

At a glance:

• Easy impact analysis and comparison of different scenarios (supporting fast decision-making)

• Understanding positive and conflictual KPI correlations

• Comprehensive and uniform KPI visualization in web UI across PSImetals SP components

PSImetals Due Date Quoting has also been enhanced with release 5.26.

At a glance:

• Support for Material Reservation

• User-defined Due Date for an Inquiry

• Visibility of the calculation logs in an EBI view

A new EBI dashboard in PSImetals S&OP enables a user to analyze, compare, and edit forecast scenarios in one cohesive view.

At a glance:

• Compare multiple forecast scenarios side by side

• Customize the dashboard to analyze forecasts from different perspectives using an adjustable pivot table and interactive charts

• Effortlessly navigate through forecast items to filter and select the desired demand

New EBI dashboards allow visualization of the results of S&OP plan calculation per line, Product Family, and Expandable Time Bucket.

At a glance:

• S&OP results overview

• ATP quota plan

• Stock evolution

• Line utilization

Extended Order Scheduler data, including planned order quantities, can now be used in Embedded BI dashboards.

At a glance:

• The user can now analyze the most up-to-date information with interactive EBI screens

• The scheduling data generated during the user’s session will be immediately visible on EBI dashboards

With release 5.26, the users are now able to create a Production order step group (or an LPO-group) for a group of lines and to apply a constraint for such LPO-groups at the line group level.

At a glance:

• Constraints on different plan variables can be applied to different demand aggregation levels and production steps

• Conditions could be based on the properties of the production order or the production order step

PSImetals Caster Scheduler now provides a Smart Tundish functionality that enables the semi-automatic creation of optimal tundishes as part of a casting sequence.

At a glance:

• Smart Tundish bridges the gap between fully manual and fully automatic scheduling

• Tundishes can be built in a fraction of the time required to perform this task manually

• User has the option to start with specific grades and widths or to select a set of orders from the population view