ImFactory and PlanetTogether Strategically Partner for Better Production Planning and Scheduling  

The adoption of Advanced Planning and Scheduling tools is a significant leap in the digital transformation journey of factories and manufacturing plants. The partnership agreement between ImFactory and PlanetTogether issued in March 2024 provides an invaluable opportunity for clients to achieve streamlined, spreadsheet-free production planning. 

This collaboration between ImFactory and PlanetTogether answers the increasing demand for efficient manufacturing management tools, emphasizing the crucial role of scheduling in enterprise management. Scheduling not only ensures optimal utilization of a company’s most valuable resources, such as means of production, but also impacts material and inventory management costs. With the complexity and dynamism of modern production, traditional spreadsheets and ERP-generated plans are becoming increasingly ineffective. 

Artur Masłowski, Partner at ImFactory overseeing the collaboration with PlanetTogether, emphasizes: 

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) stand out for their swift operation and extensive optimization capabilities, facilitating rapid and efficient production planning and material consumption. Our partnership with PlanetTogether grants us access to a powerful APS tool, capable not only of digitizing scheduling processes but also enabling scenario analysis through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This is essential for accurately forecasting business performance and dynamically responding to market shifts. 

Tim Conlon, PlanetTogether‘s Regional Director for the EMEA region, also underlines the importance of the new partnership: 

We are happy to have ImFactory AVEVA MES Competence Center represent us in Poland and Central Europe. As a leading supplier of advanced systems for digitalization of production, ImFactory brings rich experience to our partnership, ensuring swift and competent implementation of our Advanced Planning and Scheduling solutions. Operating in a region that is still undergoing digitalization, ImFactory will play a crucial role in supporting our development strategy in Europe and beyond. 

It is worth mentioning that AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, represented in Poland and CEE by ImFactory in MES solutions, has incorporated PlanetTogether into its portfolio, demonstrating confidence in the high quality of products and services offered by PlanetTogether. 

PlanetTogether offers rapid implementation and intuitive use of its Advanced Planning and Scheduling system for the industry. This solution automates schedule generation, calculates their impact on KPIs, and eliminates production constraints. Through seamless integration with ERP and MES systems, PlanetTogether facilitates the creation of realistic plans based on current customer demand, actual plant capacity, and material availability. This APS tool ensures optimal scheduling considering both business KPIs and operational capabilities. 

About PlanetTogether  

PlanetTogether assists manufacturers in managing orders, efficiency, and inventory with state-of-the-art tools for production planning automation. With its top-rated software for schedule optimization, manufacturing companies can significantly improve on-time delivery, shop-floor efficiency, inventory turns, and schedule effectiveness. For more information, visit www.planettogether.com. 

About ImFactory 

Improvement Factory Sp. z o. o. [abbreviated as ImFactory] is a subsidiary of the ASTOR Group, established on the foundation of an internal competence center, MES Solutions by ASTOR, specializing in Manufacturing Execution Systems. ImFactory supplies Central IT Systems for manufacturing, encompassing Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Advance Planning and Scheduling (APS), and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) for IT system integration. Since 2021, ImFactory has also served as the AVEVA MES Competence Center, actively contributing to the development of the MES market in Central and Eastern Europe.