Metal Scheduler

The Quintiq Metal Scheduler streamlines operations in metal processing facilities by generating optimized schedules and order sequencing. With its rich feature set and extensive flexibility, the Quintiq Metal Scheduler empowers you to maintain operational excellence even when planning just days or hours ahead.

Providing a full answer for scheduling, the Quintiq Metal Scheduler maximizes the assignment of materials to machines, incorporating all process steps and order sequencing. To boost performance, it provides each production process with a specific set of fast, easy-to-implement functions. Highly customizable, the Quintiq Metal Scheduler can be tailored to perfectly fit your company's goals and priorities.

The Quintiq Metal Scheduler effectively optimizes scheduling and order sequencing in:

• Hot mills 
• Cold mills 
• Melt/cast facilities 
• Extrusion plants 
• Service centers
  
  

Respond in Real Time

At Quintiq, scheduling is not just about generating schedules; it is about providing companies with the ability to react in real time to unforeseen production disturbances.

• Unique algorithms designed by Quintiq support constraint and rule-based calculations to quickly generate optimized multi-process-step schedules. 
• Real-time alerting and rescheduling capabilities let users react immediately to changes in production schedules and instantly generate new optimized schedules.
  
  

Improve Delivery Performance and Productivity

The Quintiq Metal Scheduler improves your competitiveness by enabling you to:

• Produce the correct amount of product
• Deliver orders on the confirmed due date
• Maintain minimum inventory
• Increase productivity throughout operations
  
  

The result: a winning combination of streamlined operations, superior delivery performance and optimal productivity.

Key Benefits of Quintiq Metal Scheduler

Schedule Optimization for Hot Mills - With the Quintiq Metal Scheduler, you can effectively schedule furnace loads, materials reservation and hot mills.

Schedule Optimization for Cold Mills and Service Centers - Optimize coil and virtual coil planning, routing generation and materials reservation.

Schedule Optimization for Extrusion Facilities - Create efficient press schedules and added value activities with the Quintiq Metal Scheduler.

Schedule Optimization for Melt/Cast Facilities - Maximize melt/cast batches or runs, metal mixing and material reservation.

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