Factory Planning & Scheduling

Factory Planning & Scheduling is a production planning product from Blue Yonder, a supply chain software company. It helps manufacturers schedule work on the factory floor so they can prioritise orders, keep control of production and raise output.

What Factory Planning & Scheduling offers

• Production scheduling — sequencing factory jobs to set priorities and keep plans achievable.
• Early warning of problems — spotting likely disruptions in advance with recommendations based on machine learning.
• Links to the wider platform — sits within Blue Yonder's supply chain suite alongside warehousing, labour and transport tools.
• Visibility with Luminate Control Tower — a related Blue Yonder product that shows the whole supply chain and suggests responses to demand spikes.

Who it works with

The tool is aimed at manufacturers. Blue Yonder more broadly serves retailers, logistics providers and other businesses that plan and run supply chains.

Key facts

• Vendor: Blue Yonder
• Category: production planning and scheduling
• Technology: AI and machine learning forecasts on a shared data cloud