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Raymond Prince

Oh, super scheduler, where are you?
April 28, 2008

Question: Scheduling in our plant is a disaster. We have a 75-employee firm, and I have had three schedulers in the last three years. None could keep up with our commercial plant operations. Where can I find the right person?

Answer: You can’t. There is no human alive that can schedule your shop. But there are many computerized scheduling systems that can do a wonderful job. Keep in mind that most plants have seen run length go down as well as the number of jobs go up. In addition, delivery times are very, very short. There does not seem to be one scheduling program that leads the pack. Take a hard look at one that can interface with your MIS system.

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Posted by Raymond Prince on April 28, 2008 | Comments (2)

Industries: Print Management

May 16, 2008
In response to: Oh, super scheduler, where are you?
Paul Heroman commented:

I would agree with Ray—and add that you need to be able to know accurate speeds and waste perfomance (not what you hope, but reality). Also, you will need to commit to what the information the system will provide— recognize that the information may not be what you "hoped" for.

May 19, 2008
In response to: Oh, super scheduler, where are you?
Technique Group commented:

Scheduling by far has been the most difficult area in a Printing Company to computerize. Many magnetic scheduling boards still exist across multiple printing disciplines. Technique Group's intial product development was a scheduling solution for a large multi-plant web printing operation, and we now have our product in companies that focus on finishing only to sheetfed orgainzations to large web and sheetfed printers. Our product can be integrated to other 3rd party MIS systems. www.technique-group.com