Strengthen Productivity with Precision
In dynamic business environments, flexible and efficient production and capacity decisions are no longer optional but essential. Traditional approaches often fall short when faced with evolving customer demands and rapid market shifts, leading to inefficiencies and missed opportunities. Businesses need a robust production and capacity decision process to navigate this complex landscape.
ICRON Production & Capacity equips businesses with the data-driven insights and capabilities to thrive in the ever-evolving marketplace. We emphasize a comprehensive financial impact analysis and cost-to-serve analysis, to create profit-optimized supply plans that can be translated into costs and to see the financial impact of plans. It optimizes production decisions for maximum efficiency, ensures robust capacity utilization, and streamlines inventory management for seamless operation.
Let's dive into how ICRON Capacity & Planning benefits your organization with improved operations, optimized decision-making, and long-term sustainability.
Make informed decisions through mid to long-term production and capacity plans for each product level, starting from supply of raw materials to the satisfaction of customer demand.
Manage your capacity plan through flexible and multi-objective optimization management to cover all business goals considering all possible resource and BOM alternatives.
Track and manage opportunities regarding to production plan, stock allocations, and capacity engagement through continuous opportunity search mechanism.
Integrate factory calendar and unavailability rules to simulate resource capacity via the supply chain digital twin. Gain control over resources by managing capacity with easy modification options.
Integrate a comprehensive approach to supply chain resource planning, including renewable, consumable, and complex resources.
Have access to resource utilization data, encompassing total utilized capacity, regular and over-time usages, and other relevant metrics using capacity management.
Optimize inventory and production processes by employing a comprehensive material requirement planning with optimal bucket-based BOM selection.
Find the best possible balance between customer demand, resource utilization, and inventory levels to improve customer satisfaction.
Instantly assess the impact of material purchases and resource unavailability on production decisions to proactively manage the possible disruptions.
ICRON Production & Capacity is equipped with cutting-edge technological features that empower your organization to optimize its supplying capability and capacity at all strategic, tactical and operational levels, facilitating efficient and informed decision-making.
Gain insights, and stay ahead of supply chain trends and updates with the latest thinkings on the supply chain.
Customer Story
Aircraft engines are complicated marvels of technology, and so is the job of keeping them in perfect working condition. In the fiercely competitive aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) industry, Rolls-Royce Trent and SIA Engineering Company founded Singapore Aero Engineering Services Private Limited (SAESL) in 2001.
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What is production and capacity planning, and why is it essential for manufacturing and supply chain management?
Production & Capacity Planning determines what to make, when to make it, and with which resources—aligning machine, labor, and material capacity to demand. It reduces waste and bottlenecks and improves service levels across the supply chain.
How does the solution optimize production schedules and maximize resource utilization?
The Production and Capacity Planning solution applies multi-objective optimization across routing and BOM alternatives, considers renewable/consumable resources, and respects calendars and unavailability to generate feasible, high-utilization schedules.
What key benefits can businesses expect from using Production Planning software in terms of efficiency and cost reduction?
Businesses can expect improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), reduced operational costs, fewer backorders, and less overtime. Moreover, inventory and resource costs go down through better alignment of production and capacity.
How does the solution help align production capacity with actual demand, reducing stockouts and overproduction?
ICRON aligns capacity with demand by balancing forecast, orders, inventory, and resource capability, then runs scenario analysis to right-size production, minimizing both stockouts and excess WIP/FG.
How does the ICRON tool manage capacity constraints and supply chain disruptions to ensure on-time delivery?
ICRON models capacity constraints (e.g., resource calendars, unavailability) and runs what-if scenario simulations to adjust production plans proactively. Planners can re-optimize instantly with what-if scenarios to keep OTIF on track.
Can the ICRON Production and Capacity Planning solution integrate with ERP, CRM, and other business systems to synchronize data?
Yes. ICRON connects to ERP/MES/APS/CRM/data lakes to synchronize items, BOMs, routings, orders, inventories, and calendars—creating a single planning backbone.
What is the role of capacity planning during demand fluctuations?
Capacity planning ensures flexible scaling—absorbing spikes with alternate routings, overtime, subcontracting, or inventory buffers—without chronic overcapacity or underutilization.
Can ICRON Production Planning software support multi-location production and manage global supply chains?
ICRON offers multi-site capacity planning and resource modeling across locations, enabling global production coordination, resource sharing, and scenario planning across the supply chain network.
How can the solution help companies improve on-time delivery and customer satisfaction?
End-to-end visibility, promise-date accuracy (available-to-promise/capable-to-promise), and dynamic rescheduling drive reliable fulfillment and shorter lead times.
How does the ICRON Production and Capacity Planning solution help businesses manage peak seasons and bottlenecks?
The solution runs scenario simulations, tests alternative resource allocations, and pre-emptively identifies bottlenecks, then rebalances loads to smooth capacity during peaks.
How does the software enable capacity optimization based on available resources and demand?
The ICRON Production and Capacity Planning software utilizes multi-objective optimization algorithms that consider available resource constraints and demand requirements to maximize utilization and meet demand.
Can ICRON Production and Capacity Planning be configured for the unique needs of different industries, such as automotive, electronics, or consumer goods manufacturing?
Yes. The ICRON Production and Capacity Planning tool serves industries such as automotive, high-tech, consumer goods, chemicals, and others, taking into account industry-specific planning rules and constraints.
How does the ICRON Production and Capacity Planning solution integrate with demand forecasting to ensure production plans match future demand?
Forecasts directly inform supply, production, and capacity plans; planners can run scenarios for forecast adjustments and lock in feasible plans.
How does ICRON Production and Capacity Planning adapt to fluctuating production rates and changing customer needs?
The ICRON system supports scenario re-optimization and dynamic adjustments, enabling planners to adapt production rates in response to demand shifts or disruptions.
How does the production and capacity planning software help track and manage production performance with real-time KPIs and analytics?
The ICRON Production and Capacity Planning provides real-time dashboards that track capacity utilization, OEE elements, plan adherence, OTIF, queue times, and overtime vs. regular hours to monitor performance in real-time.
What role does AI play in the Production and Capacity Planning tool, and how does it improve production efficiency?
AI in Production and Capacity Planning supports scenario simulation, pattern recognition, optimization, and decision intelligence—moving beyond predictions to recommend optimal plans, thereby speeding decisions and reducing errors.
Can ICRON help cut inventory by improving schedule accuracy?
Yes. Through more precise alignment of production to demand and better resource planning, it helps reduce excess inventory.
How does the solution ensure scalability for growing businesses?
It is designed to scale, supporting larger data volumes, multi-site operations, and more complex constraints without performance degradation.
How secure is the production and capacity planning software for managing sensitive manufacturing data?
ICRON follows enterprise-grade security practices and integrates within your IT landscape; deployment and security details are aligned with your policies.
Does the solution support real-time adjustments to production schedules in response to supply chain disruptions or equipment downtime?
Yes. The ICRON Production and Capacity Planning supports real-time re-optimization and adjustments (what-if scenarios) in response to disruptions or resource unavailability.
Is there a demo or trial version available for businesses to evaluate the Production Planning tool?
Yes — offers a “Request Demo” option on the website for prospective customers to evaluate the solution.
What kind of training and support options does ICRON offer for new users of Production and Capacity Planning software?
Onboarding, training, and support are tailored to your needs—contact us for current programs and enablement options.
ICRON Production & Capacity empowers your organization to excel in planning, ensuring resource optimization, a leading market position, and sustained competitiveness.
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