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SchedulePro is a
finite capacity scheduling (FCS) tool for batch and semi-continuous manufacturing processes. Some
typical applications for SchedulePro include:
- Production Scheduling
- Capacity Analysis
- Plant Debottlenecking
- Cycle Time Reduction
- Modeling of Multi-Product
Facilities
SchedulePro uses an intuitive recipe-oriented
representation of a manufacturing process. It handles resources
such as equipment, work areas, labor, materials, utilities and inventory
capacity. It allows for interruptions in the availability of
resources to account for shift schedules, holidays, and planned
maintenance. SchedulePro is compatible with
SuperPro Designer and can readily
import its recipes.
To download SchedulePro's full manual (in pdf format), please
click here.
The posted zip file has a size of 5 MB. If you go
through Chapter 4 (the tutorial), you will have a pretty
good idea of the capabilities of the tool. To download
the ReadMe files (in PDF format) for four domain specific examples,
please click here. Information on
the contents of the examples follows:
- Bio-Pilot-Plant: It focuses on modeling and scheduling of
biopharmaceutical facilities.
- Ice-Cream: It explains how to optimize the scheduling of a facility
that manufactures a wide variety of ice cream products.
- Pharma-Tablets: It deals with modeling and scheduling of a facility
that manufacturers pharmaceutical tablets.
- Capacity-Analysis: It explains how to handle capacity analysis and
long term planning.
And if you wish to download and test-drive the
functional Evaluation version of SchedulePro, please
click here.
SchedulePro is available for the MS Windows NT,
2000, and XP platforms. It requires a Pentium PC (> 400 MHz) with at
least 256 MB of RAM, and 100 MB of free hard disk space.
Key features of SchedulePro
- Multi-product, multi-plant
scheduling
- Compatibility with SuperPro
Designer
- Handles plant down-time,
weekend and holiday schedules
- Schedules around equipment
and material constraints
- Handles labor and inventory
constraints
- Tracks completion status of
scheduled operations
- Extensive reporting and
charting capabilities
- No programming required
SchedulePro Pricing Policy
Number of
Copies |
Purchase
Price
($/copy) |
Lease Price
($/copy/year) |
Volume
Discount |
1st
2nd - 5th |
8,995
7,645 |
3,495
2,970 |
0%
15% |
Intelligen Suite Pricing Policy (the combination of SuperPro and SchedulePro)
Number of
Copies |
Purchase
Price
($/copy) |
Lease Price
($/copy/year) |
Volume
Discount |
1st
2nd - 5th |
19,750
16,785 |
7,995
6,795 |
0%
15% |
The purchase prices include unlimited technical support and free upgrades for a year.
After the first year, an annual maintenance contract (that covers support and
upgrades for a year) may be purchased for 20% of the purchase price of
the tool. The lease prices includes unlimited technical support and free upgrades for
the duration of the lease. Site and corporate licenses are also available.
Selected Publications on
SchedulePro
- C. A. Siletti and D. Petrides, Overcoming Barriers to Batch
Process Scheduling, Proceedings of FOCAPO 2003.
- D. Petrides and C. A. Siletti, The Role of Process Simulation
and Scheduling Tools in the Development and Manufacturing of
Biopharmaceuticals, Submitted to 2004 Winter Simulation Conference.
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