ProSched is a powerful and user friendly Production Scheduling software designed for the process industries. ProSched is OPC/ODBC compliant and web enabled making it easy to use & integrate with third party applications along with a scheduling dashboard that indicates cost of operations, inventory, orders, and resource information. Excel based/manual systems lead to scheduling with “blinders on” and consequently excess inventory, low capacity, and lesser profits. ProSched can automate the supply chain, increase capacity, reduce loss, free up $ millions of working capital with just in time operations!

ProSched is a flexible and customizable product that can be used by industries as diverse as refining, petrochemicals, workshops, assembly plants, distribution and logistic companies, oil & gas plants, and specialty chemical & pharmaceutical plants.

ProSched is web enabled and the entire application can be run from the company internet/intranet server allowing multiple groups to access the same information. This will provide global scheduling facilities to multiple plants. Furthermore, it has the flexibility of interacting with any data historian, accounting or plant management system via its OPC/ODBC compliant interface. ProSched optimization is based on business objectives and uses state-of-the-art Genetic Algorithm. Users specify the required outcome: i.e. Minimize cost, Minimize the tardiness (Maximize On-Time delivery) or Minimize the makespan (Deliver Orders as soon as possible). ProSched automatically determines the schedule that best meets the objective, based on current orders, plant model and current process constraints. The fast optimization engine allows management to explore a variety of business objectives and optimizing schedules on a daily basis.

• Rigorous optimization engine
• Web enabled application
• Convenient and user-friendly data entry
• Fully configurable system
• Modern graphical user interface (GUI)
• Easy troubleshooting of scheduling operations
• Quick solution and schedule optimization
• Reports, Schedule and Gantt chart generation for the entire process.
• OPC/ODBC link for integration with third party packages
• Versatile applications for a range of industrie

• Reduce demurrage & inventory cost
• Tank inventory management
• Improve feed quality & reduce unpredictability
• Optimize usage of key operating units
• Better understanding of scheduling operations
• Accurate blending to meet quality constraints
• Capitalize on opportunity purchases & sale

• Oil & Gas, Refinery Scheduling
• Specialty Chemical & Pharmaceutical Scheduling
•   Oil Movement & Storage
• Logistics & Distribution Network Scheduling 
• Assembly Plant, Workshops Manufacturing Industry Scheduling
• Dairy & Beverage Industry Scheduling
• Tank Farm Management
• Chemical Plant Scheduling

ProSched has an order based entry system that allows the user to enter or modify an order and then define the process or production recipe. Resource Areas are defined that could include all equipment or labor as a resource area. Resources are defined as equipment, labor, utilities etc. Once this information is available, the scheduling software can run and determine the earliest delivery date and optimum inventory and resource utilization.

Any production facility can be easily customized and all the constraints can be incorporated in the models such that each client can get a custom model of their facility in ProSched. Data can be entered manually or automatically.

ProSched is designed to produce schedules that can be realistically implemented in the plant. This implies schedules that meet all physical and operational constraints and also maximize material run lengths, process units and material movements. Operational constraints include, amongst others, such things as Min/Max inventories (heels), inventory levels & availability of components and products, priority, production, capacity maximization, Minimum run lengths, tank line-up, and testing.

 A typical schedule is generated as shown here. Detailed schedule for each operation is generated and the user can view the reports from the easy to use directory structure. This information is further used to generate the Gantt charts and overall schedule report. There are built-in algorithms, which contain heuristics, predetermined rules and infeasibilities along with the powerful embedded optimizer using Genetic Algorithm.

Users can be defined with different access level to the database.  Usage is tracked and changes to the database are tracked in a sortable log (Date, Time, User, Project, Item, Parameter, Old Value, New Value).

Inventory charts are generated to indicate the consumption and production of key components for every product.