Optimize production
scheduling
Feed your orders, machine capabilities, shift patterns, and constraints into an AI planner that generates optimal schedules in under 30 seconds. Adjust with drag-and-drop.
From manual spreadsheets to optimal schedules in seconds
Production scheduling is a constraint satisfaction problem with hundreds of variables - machine eligibility, shift windows, maintenance blocks, setup times, material availability, and customer priorities. Most planners spend hours in Excel trying to find a feasible schedule, and the result is rarely optimal. When a single order changes, the entire plan cascades unpredictably.
KFactory uses a mathematical solver (Google OR-Tools CP-SAT) combined with a natural language AI interface to generate optimised schedules in under 30 seconds. The system respects all hard constraints - machine capabilities, shift patterns, maintenance windows, batch splitting rules - while optimising for your chosen objective: minimise makespan, minimise lateness, or maximise utilisation.
Planners interact with an interactive Gantt chart where they can pin entries, drag-and-drop adjustments, and ask the AI in plain language: "Reschedule all orders for next week prioritising Customer X." Material Requirements Planning is built in, flagging shortages before production starts, not during.
The result: planners spend minutes reviewing and adjusting an optimal schedule instead of hours building a suboptimal one. Production throughput increases 15-25% from the same resources, and every stakeholder works from the same live plan.
What you can expect
Improve throughput 15-25% and free planners from hours of manual scheduling.
Based on industry benchmarks for constraint-based scheduling optimisation in operations, validated across KFactory deployments. Use the impact calculator to model your specific scenario.Beyond throughput, optimised scheduling reduces overtime costs, prevents machine idle time caused by sequencing gaps, and improves on-time delivery by surfacing material shortages before they cause line stoppages.