Manufacturing Capacity Planning Spreadsheet Software for

Planify is designed to feel familiar to planners who use spreadsheets, but it adds finite scheduling logic that spreadsheets cannot reliably handle. It models real capacity, setups, shifts, routings, dependencies, and disruption replans. Instead of manually moving rows and recalculating dates, planners can run constraint-aware schedules in the browser and publish plans the shop floor can trust.

Yes. Planify supports ERP connectivity through CSV, API, and database-read patterns during onboarding. It can pull work orders, routings, and work-center data from your ERP, then act as the scheduling layer alongside it. The catalog mentions compatibility workflows for systems such as Epicor, SYSPRO, DELMIAWorks, Global Shop, Infor, JobBOSS, Odoo, NetSuite, and SAP Business One.

Planify is built for finite capacity scheduling, meaning it respects the actual limits of work centers, labor availability, shift calendars, setup windows, and operation dependencies. It can schedule forward or backward from due dates and sequence work based on priority. This helps planners avoid infinite-capacity ERP schedules that look clean on paper but fail on the floor.

When a rush order lands or a machine goes down, Planify can replan the full board in seconds while preserving setups, shifts, and dependencies. Its Pretend mode lets planners test changes before committing them, showing which orders slip and by how much. This gives teams a fast way to compare responses without rebuilding the schedule manually.

Yes. Planify places work inside real shift calendars and accounts for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts, weekend closures, holidays, overtime rules, and calendar exceptions. Jobs are automatically shifted away from unavailable periods. This prevents schedules from assuming 24/7 production when certain work centers, crews, or departments are not actually available.

Planify models sequence-dependent setup times, so the setup from Job A to Job B can differ from Job A to Job C. It can group compatible jobs, separate setup, run, teardown, and move times, and sequence around setup windows. This is especially useful for machine shops, press shops, CNC environments, and operations where changeover consumes hidden capacity.

Onboarding is handled in small batches by the Planify team. The process starts with a scoping meeting, then the team helps connect production data such as work orders, routings, work centers, and shift calendars. You then run your first finite schedule together. The goal is to avoid a long IT project or multi-month consulting engagement.

Planify is intended for manufacturing teams and shop floor operations that need more than spreadsheet planning but want something easier to adopt than traditional APS deployments. It is especially relevant for job shops, machine shops, press shops, and manufacturers with multi-operation routings, changing priorities, setup constraints, workforce calendars, and frequent production disruptions.