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AI Production Planning

A Production Schedule That Actually Holds

AI balances your orders, machine capacity, materials and labour, then builds a schedule that meets delivery dates without overloading the floor. It sequences jobs to cut changeovers and reschedules in minutes when priorities change. Your planners approve, the AI does the heavy calculation.

50+ ERP and software projects. Zero failed projects since 2021.

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Mins
To reschedule, not hours
4
Constraints balanced at once
Fewer
Changeovers between jobs
On time
Delivery dates you can commit to
Why It Matters

Planning by spreadsheet cannot keep up with the floor

Orders shift, materials run late, machines go down. A plan built by hand is out of date the moment it is printed. AI keeps the schedule honest.

Meet Delivery Dates

Commit to dates you can actually hit

The AI checks every order against real capacity and material availability before it promises a date. Instead of hoping the plan holds, you sequence jobs so the important orders ship on time and you can see which ones are at risk early.

  • Orders scheduled against real capacity, not guesswork.
  • At-risk orders flagged while there is still time to act.
  • Fewer late shipments and fewer angry calls.
A planner reviewing a production schedule on screen
Respect The Constraints

Capacity, materials and labour, all at once

A workable schedule has to fit machine hours, the material actually in stock, and the people on shift. The AI weighs all of these together and sequences jobs to cut changeovers, so lines run longer between setups and you get more out of the same floor.

  • No job scheduled without the material to run it.
  • Sequencing that reduces setup and changeover time.
  • A plan the floor can follow, not fight.
Machines running on a manufacturing floor
When Things Change

A machine goes down, the plan adjusts in minutes

When a line stops or a rush order lands, the AI reschedules the remaining jobs around the new constraint and keeps the promised orders on track where it can.

How It Works

From open orders to an approved schedule

1
Read the data
It pulls open orders, routings, capacity, stock and labour from your ERP and MES.
2
Weigh constraints
It checks capacity, material availability and labour against every open order.
3
Sequence jobs
It orders the work to meet due dates and cut changeovers between jobs.
4
Planner approves
Your planner reviews the plan, adjusts priorities, and signs it off.
5
Reschedule live
When priorities change or a machine stops, it replans in minutes.
What It Plans

Everything the schedule has to balance

The AI holds all of these together so the plan reflects the real state of the floor, not a wish list.

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Order due dates

Every open order and its promised date, so the schedule protects the deliveries that matter most.

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Machine capacity

Available hours per line and work centre, so no machine is booked past what it can actually run.

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Material availability

Stock on hand and inbound lead times, so a job is only scheduled when the material is there to run it.

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Labour and shifts

Who is on shift and the skills each job needs, so the plan fits the people actually available.

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Changeover cost

Setup and switchover time between jobs, so the sequence groups similar work and keeps lines running.

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Priority changes

Rush orders and shifting priorities, so the plan adjusts quickly instead of being rebuilt by hand.

What Changes

What a schedule that holds gives you

On time
Delivery dates you can commit to
Fewer
Changeovers between jobs
Minutes
To reschedule when things change
More
Output from the same floor
Less
Firefighting and last-minute chaos
Clear
View of which orders are at risk
Why Us

Why manufacturers choose TCB Infotech

1
We know the shop floor data
We build ERP and MES systems, so the AI runs on your real orders, routings and stock, not a demo dataset.
2
Planners stay in control
The AI does the calculation and hands your planner a workable plan to review, adjust and approve.
3
Runs on your systems
It reads from the ERP and MES you already run. No rip and replace before you see value.
4
Model-agnostic build
We choose the right approach for your constraints and are not tied to any single AI vendor.
5
Run alongside first
We compare the AI plan against your current process before you rely on it, so you trust the result.
6
Proven delivery
50+ projects across industries, with zero failed projects since 2021.
FAQ

AI production planning questions

What does AI production planning actually do?
It builds a production schedule that balances open orders against machine capacity, material availability and labour. It sequences jobs to meet delivery dates, cut changeovers, and it reschedules fast when priorities change or a machine goes down. Your planners review and approve the plan.
Does this replace our planners?
No. The AI does the heavy calculation across thousands of possible sequences and hands your planner a workable schedule. The planner keeps control, adjusts priorities and approves the final plan. It removes the manual grind, not the judgement.
What data does it run on?
It uses the data you already hold: open orders, routings, machine capacity, material stock and lead times, and labour availability from your ERP and MES. We connect to those systems so the schedule reflects the real state of the floor, not a spreadsheet from last week.
How does it handle a machine breakdown or a rush order?
When something changes, the AI reschedules the remaining jobs around the new constraint in minutes, keeps the promised orders on track where it can, and flags the ones at risk so the planner can decide. No more rebuilding the whole plan by hand.
Do we need to replace our ERP or MES first?
No. This is an AI planning layer that reads from the systems you run today. If your data is scattered or incomplete, we tell you what to tidy first, but you do not need a new platform to get value.
How long before we see a working schedule?
After we connect the data and confirm your constraints, a first working schedule usually comes within a few weeks. We run it alongside your current process, compare the results, and tune the rules before you rely on it.

See What AI Planning Would Do for Your Floor

Book a free consultation. We will look at your orders, capacity and current planning process, and show you what an AI schedule would change.

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