Polaris Optimizer

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Product

Module of iFAKT Polaris that automatically generates optimized production plans under constraints such as resources, shifts, zones, qualifications and capacities.

Description

Polaris Optimizer turns the Product-Process-Resource (PPR) knowledge graph from Polaris Designer into an executable, optimized production plan. The plan is based on real-time ERP data, resource availability and constraints such as resources, shifts, zones, skills and capacities.

The module detects bottlenecks and prioritizes orders. When disruptions occur, it analyzes their impact and re-optimizes the plan, so that the schedule can follow changes in the factory. It supports both short-term planning and long-term capacity forecasting. In the Polaris workflow, the plans created here are passed to Polaris Operator, which brings them to the shop floor, while Polaris Analyzer shows how plan and actual performance compare. Polaris Optimizer is one of the seven modules of iFAKT Polaris and covers the scheduling part of the software.

Related topics in brief

• iFAKT GmbH · Developed by · Organization
  Stuttgart-based consulting company and software specialist for Industry 4.0, founded in 2001, that helps manufacturers plan and optimize production and logistics processes; developer of the Polaris software.
• iFAKT Polaris · Part of · Product
  Production software from iFAKT GmbH that combines ERP data with a digital twin of manufacturing and AI to optimize production schedules, reveal bottlenecks and improve on-time delivery.
• Constraint-based scheduling · Related to · Concept
  A production scheduling approach that places each operation on a real resource and time slot only when hard constraints such as machine capability, tooling, labor skills, material release and precedence are met, then compares feasible options against business objectives.
• Finite capacity scheduling · Related to · Concept
  Finite capacity scheduling plans production operations onto real resource calendars, treating each machine, person or station as limited, so conflicts between orders become visible instead of being left to the shop floor.
• Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) · Related to · Concept
  Planning software that calculates a feasible production schedule from capacity, calendars, material, routing rules and priorities.
• Mathematical optimization · Related to · Concept
  Searching through possible actions, such as schedules or resource assignments, to find options that satisfy stated constraints while improving a defined objective.
• Philip Schubert · Related to · Person
  Philip Schubert is Head of Business Development and Operations at iFAKT GmbH in Stuttgart, where he works on the Polaris software for production planning in aerospace, MRO and mechanical engineering.

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