Optimize your manufacturing potential

AI-powered algorithms that make operator and equipment scheduling truly scalable

Advanced manufacturing operator scheduling

  • AI-powered scheduling of qualified operators and equipment: the best assets at the best time with the right priorities
  • Proactively manage all the resources needed to protect your production plan
  • Easily schedule your supporting equipment, such as CIP/SIP skids
  • Optimize the balance between manufacturing and support operations (e.g. maintenance, validation, cleaning, etc.)
  • With better asset usage you can achieve a faster packing line with less overtime

Enhance your service level

  • Complete forward-looking visibility on possible issues (e.g. missing resources, bottlenecks, etc.)
  • Easily check the capacity status of upcoming shifts (e.g. can planned staff meet demand, will equipment be idle, etc.)
  • Automate process orders from MES into a more detailed schedule that captures all resource constraints
  • Full integration with APS reduces last-minute shopfloor surprises and results in a more reliable APS schedule execution
  • Mid-term horizon planning supports budgeting and workforce forecasting with operator and equipment utilization KPIs

Rapid and reliable schedule reprioritisation

  • Our AI-powered algorithms let you handle unexpected events and (re)calculate an optimal schedule in a few clicks
  • Delegating the complex calculations to Binocs allows you to focus on exceptions rather than manual planning
  • Use our helper tool to easily reassign tasks to cover unplanned absences such as sickness
  • Integrated scheduling of manufacturing and support activities prevents bottlenecks and idle assets
  • Sync your QC, maintenance, and production schedules to avoid last-minute shopfloor surprises
  • Integrate with your HR system to ensure accurate shift assignments and skill-based allocation

More than 1500 teams use Binocs globally

Tailored to your operational reality

Operator training
  • Binocs capacity planning and detailed scheduling takes into account the employee qualifications. This way you get immediate insights where training additional operators will be needed to accommodate demand fluctuactions.
  • Binocs can integrate with your LMS (Learning Management System) to sync qualifications and re-training constraints.
To-the-minute manufacturing schedule
  • Make a detailed schedule for the operators and equipment based on the work orders from your APS or MES.
  • Have a mid/long-term view based on the production plan captured from your ERP or an APS tool.
Workflow management
  • Every requester has a demand channel to manage and track ad hoc production work
  • Give immediate insights to the scheduler, the requesters and the shop floor management
  • Automatically prioritize requests using configurable business rules

The tangible ROI of using Binocs

  • +45%
    total increase in planning adherence
  • +35%
    total increase in throughput
  • +30%
    increase in employee retention

Check out our free resources

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Binocs seamlessly integrates with

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