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Create Production Schedules That Execute with CAI PlanetTogether
AI-powered planning that turns complex capacity constraints into achievable, executable schedules. PlanetTogether helps manufacturers coordinate demand, materials, resources, and production priorities with finite-capacity scheduling and scenario planning.
Built to Deliver
Schedules That Work on the Shop Floor
Manufacturing complexity should not slow you down. PlanetTogether applies embedded intelligence to scheduling, automating what spreadsheets cannot: constraint modeling, optimization, rapid rescheduling when demand or capacity shifts. Your team gets confident, actionable schedules in minutes, not days.
Respond to Change in Minutes
When rush orders or supply disruptions occur, redeliver optimized schedules faster than your competition.
Built to Fit
Advanced Capabilities, Intuitive to Use
PlanetTogether combines sophisticated constraint modeling with a user-focused interface. Discrete, batch, and process manufacturers can model real operating conditions, materials, setup rules, labor constraints, and regulatory requirements without heavy customization. The result: plans teams trust and operations can execute.
Finite-Capacity Scheduling
Model the real constraints that shape your production. PlanetTogether accounts for available machines, labor, materials, calendars, and changeover requirements, then automatically optimizes work sequences to balance throughput, delivery, inventory, and setup reduction. No more schedules that do not work on the floor.
Scenario Planning & What-If Analysis
Compare alternative plans before committing. Evaluate the impact of rush orders, supply disruptions, equipment downtime, or priority changes in minutes. CAI PlanetTogether rapid rescheduling lets planners answer "what if" without disrupting the active schedule.
Execution-Ready Publishing & Visibility
Publish approved schedules directly into your ERP and shop floor systems. Stakeholders, planners, operations, customer service, leadership, view current priorities and performance metrics by role. Aligned execution starts with a shared, current plan.
See CAI PlanetTogether in Action
Complex Production Challenges
How PlanetTogether's Advanced Planning and Scheduling software helps CPG manufacturers tackle complex production challenges.
Optimize Production Planning for Heavy Equipment Manufacturing
Embedded intelligence automatically optimizes your schedule based on business rules. Dashboards track service, utilization, lateness, and changeovers so you see the impact of every decision.
Everything You Need to Plan, Schedule, and Adapt
Constraint-Based Optimization
AI-powered scheduling balances throughput, delivery, inventory, and setup reduction against real constraints.
Scenario Planning & What-If
Compare alternative plans in minutes to evaluate impact of disruptions before committing.
Batch & Process Manufacturing
Model lot sizing, tanks, cleaning cycles, shelf-life, and campaign logic for process manufacturers.
ERP & MES Integration
Connect with SAP, Oracle, Infor, AVEVA, and other enterprise systems for real-time data sync.
Multi-Site Planning & Control
Plan across plants, production lines, and areas while preserving local operational detail.
Real-Time Visibility & Analytics
Monitor KPIs, exception alerts, and performance dashboards by role for informed decision-making.
Recommended Resources & Guides
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Complement Your Planning With CAI Parsable
Planning and execution shouldn't live in two different worlds. PlanetTogether builds the schedule. Parsable puts it directly in the hands of the people running the floor, with real-time updates flowing back the other way. That's not two tools. That's one connected operation.
See How PlanetTogether Drives Your Results
Discover how finite-capacity scheduling and AI-powered optimization create achievable plans your team can execute.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is advanced planning and scheduling software?
Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software creates feasible production plans by modeling real constraints: demand, materials, capacity, labor, setup requirements, and regulatory rules. Unlike ERP scheduling, APS solves for optimization across competing objectives simultaneously.
How does CAI PlanetTogether differ from ERP scheduling?
ERP systems manage transactional data and core business processes. CAI PlanetTogether adds specialized finite-capacity scheduling, constraint modeling, sequence optimization, and what-if scenario analysis, pulling from your ERP and other operational systems to deliver executable plans.
Which industries benefit from CAI PlanetTogether?
CAI PlanetTogether serves discrete, batch, and process manufacturers including food and beverage, chemicals, life sciences, automotive, aerospace, metals, industrial machinery, high-tech electronics, printing and packaging, and consumer products.
Can CAI PlanetTogether integrate with our ERP or MES?
Yes. CAI PlanetTogether integrates with SAP, Oracle, Infor, NetSuite, AVEVA, Kinaxis, and others through APIs, database connections, flat-file exchanges, and implementation-specific connectors.
Does CAI PlanetTogether support process and batch manufacturing?
Yes. It includes batch sizing, tanks and storage, cleaning requirements, campaign planning, lot management, and shelf-life constraints modeled directly in the scheduling engine.
Can planners compare different scheduling scenarios?
Yes. Scenario planning lets planners create and compare what-if plans side-by-side, modeling impact before publishing, driving faster, confident decision-making.
Can CAI PlanetTogether support multi-plant operations?
Yes. It supports multi-site and multi-line planning while preserving local operational requirements. Scope and design are determined during implementation.
How do I request a demonstration?
Use the Request a Demo button or contact our sales team. A CAI PlanetTogether specialist will discuss your scheduling challenges and schedule a personalized demonstration.