Advanced planning and scheduling (APS)

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Planning software that calculates a feasible production schedule from capacity, calendars, material, routing rules and priorities.

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Episodes about Advanced planning and scheduling (APS)

Why Your ERP Can't Build an Optimal Production Schedule

2026-09-16 · Video on YouTube

Your ERP shows every order with a date, yet the shop floor knows by Monday morning that the plan will not survive the week. This episode explains why ERP cannot build an optimal production schedule, what finite scheduling and APS add, and where Microsoft data…

Digital Twins on Azure

2026-10-18

Many digital twin projects start with a 3D factory scene or every PLC tag and end up with a graph nobody can use. This episode is for manufacturing IT and OT architects building on Azure and explains what deserves a twin, how to model identity, state, events…

What Is an Industrial Data Model

2026-10-08

A factory can collect mountains of data and still struggle to answer what a single machine stop really affects. This episode is for manufacturing, IT/OT and data architects who need ERP, MES, maintenance and quality data to share one meaning. Learn how an…

Production Planning Software

2026-09-16

Many factories run on a planner who stitches together ERP dates, spreadsheets, whiteboards and phone calls until the plan breaks. This episode helps manufacturing and operations leaders recognize the warning signs that manual planning has hit its limit and…

APS Software vs. ERP

2026-09-15

An ERP plan full of dates can look certain while the factory cannot possibly meet it. This episode is for manufacturing planners, operations leaders and IT architects deciding between ERP scheduling and dedicated APS software. You will learn what each system…

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Articles about Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) (2)

Beyond MRP: Why Enterprise Resource Planning Fails at Finite Production Scheduling
2026-09-16 · Mirko Peters
Discover why traditional MRP and ERP systems cannot create a realistic, executable production schedule due to the infinite-capacity planning assumption.
Why ERP Production Dates Are Fake: The Gap Between Planning and Shop Floor Reality
2026-09-15 · Mirko Peters
Discover why traditional ERP production dates create false certainty and learn how finite-capacity APS scheduling bridges the gap in manufacturing.

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What does APS stand for?

APS stands for Advanced Planning and Scheduling. Unlike ERP, which records and controls the business transaction, it tests what can actually run under the factory's current conditions. · From the episode: APS Software vs. ERP

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-06