Intelligent Production Planning and Scheduling

There is a better way to plan production

Close the gap between production planning theory and shop floor reality. Turn messy spreadsheets into intelligent, optimized plans, powered by your real production data.

The Hidden Costs of Inefficient Production Planning

See how much money potentially leaks from your factory every year — and what better planning can reclaim on the shop floor.

Iceberg illustrating hidden costs of inefficient production planning

Our Customers

Our impact at a glance

40+

factories

1,300+

production lines

50+

implementations

Testimonials

Hear what our clients say

Marija Golja

QLECTOR LEAP has enabled significant progress in production plan optimization, as it learns from historical data, intelligently optimizes the plan, and provides optimal suggestions and valuable insights for planners.

Marija Golja

Production Planner at Kolektor

Matjaž Roblek

QLECTOR LEAP has enabled the automation of planners' work, faster response to changes in production planning, and management of a larger number of machines.

Matjaž Roblek

Supply Chain Director at Domel

Ingo Hild

Qlector's software optimizes production planning in a simple, intuitive way and opens up new optimization options in a simple form thanks to the AI algorithms and various evaluations and reports. A must for modern production.

Ingo Hild

Plant Manager at ams OSRAM Group

Domen Škrbina

With QLECTOR LEAP, we've digitally mapped every process. Now, we efficiently formulate production plans, including auxiliary workstations. Plan's automatic updates are a game-changer, keeping all subsidiary processes informed.

Domen Škrbina

Head of Production Logistics at Kovis

Intelligent Production Planning and Scheduling

Award-Winning Solutions

Built by manufacturing experts and machine learning scientists to help you bridge the gap between planning theory and shop-floor reality.

Qlector LEAP Platform

AI-powered solution for realistic production planning, scheduling, and optimization. By creating a digital twin of your production process and material flow, it simulates thousands of scenarios and suggests optimized plans based on your goals, using real data instead of fixed norms.

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Key Benefits

Less Costs Through Realistic Predictions

Discover the key benefits our customers have achieved across various discrete and process manufacturing industries.

Up to
50%

Increased planner productivity

Up to
15%

Increased on-time delivery (OTD)

Up to
25%

Reduced organizational downtime

Up to
2,5%

Improved OEE

Up to
15%

Time savings for logistic personnel

Up to
20%

Time saved for team coordinators

Up to
10%

Reduced inventory levels and safety stock

Up to
20%

Reduced work-in-progress (WIP)

Use Cases

Real Stories, Superior Productivity

This is how our customers excel in manufacturing with Qlector’s solutions, making everyone’s life on the shop floor easier.

Challenges

  • Manual search for available production capacities
  • Manual planning of production lines in the ERP system
  • Manual data entry into 11 Excel files
  • Manual scheduling of individual tasks across work centers
  • Delays and long delivery timelines

Benefits

  • 100% time saved in the workplace
  • Optimized production time by 10%
  • Created more realistic planning scenarios

Challenges

  • Manual planning consumed significant time, leading to inefficiencies and errors
  • Schedule adjustments required extensive phone and email communication, causing delays
  • Key knowledge was limited to a few people
  • Slow response to change

Benefits

  • 3 days/week saved for planners
  • 25% reduction in downtime with forecasting issues 3 days ahead
  • €300.000/year saved in costs

Challenges

  • Managing a wide range of products required extensive planning
  • Frequent schedule adjustments for recipes, product changes, and cleaning added complexity
  • Implementing Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery was difficult due to unpredictable demand

Benefits

  • 75 hours/week saved for planners
  • 25% less downtime with 10% improvement in JIT production
  • €220.000/year saved in costs

Challenges

  • Rising wages increased financial strain
  • Managing 2000 products and 1500 daily work orders added planning complexity
  • Long, unpredictable lead times delayed demand fulfillment
  • Manual labor scheduling was error-prone
  • Excess inventory

Benefits

  • 10% reduction in lead times
  • €135.000 annual savings from increased efficiency
  • 0.5 hours saved per worker through improved task allocation

Challenges

  • Last-minute order changes led to inefficiency
  • Scheduling was hindered by bottlenecks
  • Failed attempt to digitize scheduler knowledge increased company risk, highlighting the need for a more robust solution

Benefits

  • Extended scheduling horizon by 3 days
  • 1-2 days saved in planning
  • 5% increase in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Challenges

  • Inefficient schedules caused frequent issues
  • Manual scheduling was time-consuming and error-prone
  • Complex product levels made planning difficult
  • Knowledge bottlenecks posed continuity risks
  • Seasonal fluctuations complicated resource and stock planning

Benefits

  • 50% Significant Time Savings
  • 20% Decrease in organizational downtimes
  • Moving from daily to weekly scheduling

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