Four Steps to Implementing AI in Production Planning and Scheduling

How quickly you can introduce artificial intelligence (AI) into production planning depends on the company’s digital maturity and data culture. In our experience, the entire process involves four main steps: an organized factory calendar, a correct plan, accurate simulations, and finally, the holy grail of any manufacturing company – automated production planning and scheduling. Based […]

Elevate Your SAP with QLECTOR LEAP

How can you successfully enrich and extend one of the most renowned yet complex enterprise resource planning software systems – SAP? By utilizing the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technologies! At Qlector, we have developed a unified and predictive production guiding platform with actionable insights, designed to seamlessly integrate and enhance SAP across five key areas: […]

Why do 50% of projects for the implementation of APS solutions fail?

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solutions based on artificial intelligence and digital twins significantly increase productivity and flexibility and enable effective response to labor shortages and supply chain uncertainties. Unfortunately, most companies are not aware of all the pitfalls that await them when implementing these solutions. Manufacturing is constantly faced with the paradoxical pressure to […]

Digitalization Is Not About Technology Buzzwords, It’s About Solving Problems

Over the past months, the world has witnessed the awe-inspiring capabilities of AI, and it is evident that significant changes are on the horizon for various aspects of our lives. Some of these changes are already underway and have been in progress for the past decade. Kostas Kalaboukas is the Head of Innovation Management and […]

AI implementation in manufacturing: Where do we start?

The implementation of AI solutions into manufacturing plants and processes can be sold as a no-brainer, but in reality, the management, plant manager, and other production planning experts have to develop their approach to digital transformation, what problems they want to solve, how they will define their markers of success, what the desired results are, […]

What I have learned talking to 100 manufacturing companies?

Production must go on, no matter what, right? That was not the case during the COVID situation. The reality showed the vulnerability of manufacturing companies due to high dependence on key personnel. I am sharing how the COVID shook the foundations of how we worked yesterday and what is already changing. Working the old way […]

What happens when AI takes over production planning?

If we take a closer look at production planning, we all face very similar, if not the same issues. We all want to narrow the gap between theory and shop floor reality and better understand what, when and how much customers will buy. We are also trying to ensure more efficient communication and use of […]