Phenix

Phenix Planning and Scheduling software is a solution designed to optimize changeovers and inventory, while aligning production with the customer service, cost, and working capital goals of process manufacturing companies. According to the vendor, this software is specifically tailored for production schedulers, supply chain managers, operations managers, manufacturing planners, and professionals in the process manufacturing industry.

Key Features

Visual Scheduling: According to the vendor, users can import and schedule orders to meet due dates, analyze schedules using the color-coded timeline and order list, and easily update the schedule by dragging and dropping.

Attribute-Based Changeover Model: The vendor claims that users can configure changeover rules and run rates to model schedule performance and receive feedback on the impact of schedule changes.

AI Scheduling: The vendor states that the software utilizes the Phenix Genetic Algorithm AI to sequence orders, minimize changeover time and costs, and optimize inventory levels through simulation capabilities.

Resources and Raw Materials: According to the vendor, users can gain visibility into the raw materials and resources required for their schedules and receive alerts for any schedule problems caused by resource conflicts.

Cycle Time Optimization: The vendor claims that the software helps balance cycle times to minimize changeover and inventory costs, accommodating both high and low volume products with optimized frequencies.

Cellular Manufacturing: According to the vendor, users can group products into families that run well together, assign them to specific production lines, and schedule them together for improved efficiency.

Production Rhythm: The vendor claims that the software harmonizes cycle times to ensure practical repetitive schedules and enhance acceptance by plant personnel.

Business Alignment: According to the vendor, users can fine-tune schedules to maximize throughput, minimize cost, or minimize inventory, aligning schedules with overall business goals.

Optional Add-ons: The vendor states that users can enhance the software's capabilities with optional add-ons such as Closed Loop Scheduling for real-time schedule performance tracking and improvement, Capacity Workbench to address weekly capacity problems, and Forecasting to generate demand forecasts using selected algorithms.

Schedule Designer: According to the vendor, users can create and execute a regularly repeating, fixed sequence of production, following ideal sequences, line assignments, frequencies, cycles, and order quantities.