Digital Schedulers for Steel Production

In a steel plant, a digital Scheduler optimizes the production flow by determining the optimal trade-off between service level, inventory performance, and capacity utilization. The primary focus is to plan and coordinate production activities. A digital Scheduler manages schedules and resource allocation to ensure seamless workflow and efficient operations.

How does a Scheduler work?

A digital Scheduler works closely with the steel plant’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to provide maximum flexibility for incoming orders, changing production conditions, and scheduled maintenance. A digital Scheduler is an essential player in enabling just-in-time delivery, optimizing material planning, and increasing throughput.

What makes a digital Scheduler unique?

A digital Scheduler combines process automation data and production data for the unit for which it was trained, providing an optimal assessment of scheduled activities in the steel production process.

Integrates with the Central Operation Cockpit (COC)

The planned production schedule needs to be adjusted by a digital Scheduler based on changes in end customer orders, production route availability, and maintenance schedules. Often, operator action is required to confirm these changes. When a digital Scheduler is connected to a Central Operation Cockpit (COC), an event window appears in a designated focus area of the COC's integrated video wall, prompting immediate operator action.