CR Visual Production Manager

CR Auto Scheduler® - Production offers three scheduling options for each vehicle. These options are determined by filtering out dates that would not allow the schedule to remain balanced. The filters include checking for open drop-off slots, available capacity on the date, available capacity during the week, and open delivery slots on the expected delivery date. The first three dates that pass through these filters successfully are returned as scheduling options.

Yes, your sales goal is considered when CR Auto Scheduler® - Production establishes your schedule. The sales goal is a variable entered by you through the Setup Wizard and directly impacts the number of booked hours required each week, which in turn affects the schedule.

CR Auto Scheduler® - Production considers your staffing indirectly. During the Setup Wizard, you input values that determine the number of hours needed to achieve your sales goal. You indicate whether the facility can produce those hours, which considers staffing levels. If not, you must revise your sales goal or other inputs.

Yes, CR Auto Scheduler® - Production considers holidays and employee vacations. You can include holidays like New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, etc., and add non-production days under Settings. You can also decrease drop-off or delivery capacity for employee vacations under Optimization → Employee Time-Off.

Yes, CR Auto Scheduler® - Production considers supplements. It increases the estimated hours by a supplement factor provided by you in the Setup Wizard. Additionally, the program learns from your supplement experience with jobs of various sizes and payment sources to more accurately estimate supplements.

Balancing the number of vehicles throughout the week creates a consistent work-in-process, enabling production departments to have sufficient work each day. This eliminates underemployment in certain departments, reduces clutter from extra vehicles and parts, and minimizes paperwork and customer communication burdens.

Considering the expected delivery date helps balance the flow of work throughout the facility. By ensuring vehicles are dropped off and delivered each day, CR Auto Scheduler® - Production creates a consistent work-in-process, which improves productivity and minimizes issues like rushed deliveries and missed deadlines.

A scheduling program like CR Auto Scheduler® - Production improves cycle time, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Traditional scheduling methods often lead to lengthened cycle times, reduced productivity, lower quality, missed delivery dates, increased rental car costs, and employee stress. CR Auto Scheduler® - Production ensures consistency and effectiveness in scheduling.