Plant Scheduling Tool
Client: Private Equity-owned heavy equipment manufacturer
The company engaged Sapling to develop a plant scheduling tool. This tool would allow them to plan their projects, and facilitate an efficient coordination between the sales, production, and finance teams.
3 Key Insights:



We developed a best-in-class plant scheduling tool which allowed for enhanced coordination between production, sales, and finance
The model enables a number of different activities: scheduling of project tasks, scheduling of staff on a day-to-day basis, calculations of labour variances, and a high-level overview that gives management a bird’s eye view of upcoming workload
The model was introduced to the team through several training sessions and has become an integral part of how the manufacturer manages its plant
Labour Utilization Chart- Pressure Welder Example

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