AutoSched/sup TM/ AP by autosimulations

AutoSched AP (ASAP) takes the best of AutoSched and combines it with the power, flexibility, and speed of a brand new C++ based simulation engine, hence the name AP, or Advanced Processing. ASAP is a finite capacity planning and scheduling tool that helps you increase throughput, reduce in-process inventory, and increase equipment and personnel utilization. ASAP efficiently schedules all of the constraints in your factory, such as shift schedules, work setup rules, batching, preventative maintenance, machine efficiency, and operator skill classes. ASAP's built-in task selection rules allow you to model how machines and personnel select tasks to increase factory performance. ASAP is able to model complex manufacturing processes, and then make model runs very quickly, facilitating its use for planning and scheduling of critical systems. Model output from ASAP includes extensive reports, Gantt charts, and utilization graphs. In addition to scheduling, ASAP can be used as a planning tool for capacity analysis. Simulation technology makes it possible for you to quickly and easily consider what if questions such as: what new equipment do we need to buy for producing the new product? Simply add the new equipment to the model, rerun it, and review the results. Effects of capital acquisitions, process changes, and changing product mixes can be evaluated in advance.