ERP for Machine Shops with Built-In Finite Scheduling

Planify is designed to sit alongside your ERP as the finite scheduling layer. It pulls work orders, routings, and work-center data through CSV, API, or database-read patterns, then creates a constraint-aware schedule. Your ERP remains the system of record, while Planify handles the real-world sequencing your ERP scheduling module may not model accurately.

Finite scheduling respects the actual limits of your shop floor, including available work centers, shift calendars, setup time, run time, teardown, move time, and routing dependencies. Many ERP schedules assume infinite capacity, which can overload machines or ignore closures. Planify builds a schedule your floor can realistically execute.

Yes. Planify is built for machine shops and job shops where changeovers can quietly consume capacity. It supports sequence-dependent setup times, separates setup, run, teardown, and move time, and can group compatible work orders so machines spend more time cutting and less time being re-tooled.

Planify models multi-operation routings such as Op 10 to Op 20 to Op 30, plus parent-child and cross-work-order dependencies. Downstream operations are prevented from starting before upstream work completes, even after a disruption replan. That keeps the planner’s schedule aligned with the physical flow of the shop.

Planify includes rush order replanning and what-if scheduling. Planners can run a new sequence in Pretend mode, preview which orders slip and by how much, then decide whether to commit the plan. This makes it easier to respond to expedites, machine breakdowns, and shifting priorities without manually rebuilding the board.

Yes. Planify places work inside real shift calendars and accounts for overtime rules, holidays, weekend closures, and calendar exceptions. Work will not be scheduled onto a shift that does not exist, and per-work-center calendars can reflect different staffing patterns across first, second, or third shift operations.

Planify uses small-batch onboarding so implementation stays focused and practical. The team helps connect your production data, including work orders, routings, work centers, and shift calendars, then runs your first finite schedule with you. The goal is to get a real schedule running in weeks, not quarters.

Planify is offered as a SaaS subscription, with licensing described as per-planner or per-work-center depending on scope. ERP connector setup and small-batch implementation are included with the subscription approach. The recommended first step is a scoping meeting so Planify can evaluate your shop’s scheduling data and needs.