# Best Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software - Page 2

  *By [Nathan Calabrese](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/nathan-calabrese)*

   Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software helps manufacturers optimize the allocation of raw materials and production capacity to fulfill demand. APS is most beneficial to companies with complex manufacturing operations which require advanced planning functionality. While manufacturing departments benefit most from using APS software, this type of software can also be leveraged by other departments such as inventory management and procurement.

APS software integrates with [manufacturing execution systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/manufacturing-execution-system) to deploy production plans on the shop floor. Integration with [ERP systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/erp-systems) is also required to exchange information on demand, inventory, and production.

To qualify for inclusion in the Advanced Planning and Scheduling category, a product must:

- Consolidate demand information from multiple separate systems
- Track the availability of raw materials and production capacity
- Create production schedules based on demand and constraints
- Optimize production schedules based on changes in demand
- Allows managers to convert production plans into schedules
- Deliver production plans and schedules for multiple locations




  
## How Many Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software Products Does G2 Track?
**Total Products under this Category:** 80

### Category Stats (May 2026)
- **Average Rating**: 4.34/5
- **New Reviews This Quarter**: 11
- **Buyer Segments**: Small-Business 65% │ Mid-Market 18% │ Enterprise 18%
- **Top Trending Product**: GPS (+0.014)
*Last updated: May 19, 2026*

  
## How Does G2 Rank Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software Products?

**Why You Can Trust G2's Software Rankings:**

- 30 Analysts and Data Experts
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- 80+ Products
- Unbiased Rankings

G2's software rankings are built on verified user reviews, rigorous moderation, and a consistent research methodology maintained by a team of analysts and data experts. Each product is measured using the same transparent criteria, with no paid placement or vendor influence. While reviews reflect real user experiences, which can be subjective, they offer valuable insight into how software performs in the hands of professionals. Together, these inputs power the G2 Score, a standardized way to compare tools within every category.

  
## Which Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software Is Best for Your Use Case?

- **Leader:** [SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-cloud-erp-sap-s-4hana-cloud/reviews)
- **Highest Performer:** [L2L](https://www.g2.com/products/l2l/reviews)
- **Easiest to Use:** [Fulcrum](https://www.g2.com/products/fulcrum-fulcrum/reviews)
- **Top Trending:** [Acumatica](https://www.g2.com/products/acumatica/reviews)
- **Best Free Software:** [SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-cloud-erp-sap-s-4hana-cloud/reviews)

  
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  ## What Are the Top-Rated Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software Products in 2026?
### 1. [PPAP Software](https://www.g2.com/products/ppap-software/reviews)
  SCR SOFT Technologies, a global software services company specialized in IT solutions and services , engineering design , Quality Management System , Vendor Quality Management System(VQMS) , design automation and design consultancy etc. We are committed to helping clients across diverse industries improve their speed to market , optimize resources and reduce costs , thereby creating measurable business impact.


  **Average Rating:** 3.7/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3
**How Do G2 Users Rate PPAP Software?**

- **Manage Resources:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 7.8/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 7.2/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind PPAP Software?**

- **Seller:** [Scrsoft](https://www.g2.com/sellers/scrsoft)
- **HQ Location:** CHENNAI, IN
- **LinkedIn® Page:** http://www.linkedin.com/company/scr-soft-technologies-private-limited (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 33% Enterprise, 33% Mid-Market


#### What Are PPAP Software's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Automation (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- User Experience (1 reviews)
- Workflow Management (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Feature Deficiency (1 reviews)
- Limited Functionality (1 reviews)

### 2. [sedApta Demand Management](https://www.g2.com/products/sedapta-demand-management/reviews)
  Demand Management is the sedApta Suite component capable of ensuring the achievement of these important strategical advantages by supporting demand analysis and forecasting activities


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3
**How Do G2 Users Rate sedApta Demand Management?**

- **Manage Resources:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)
- **Production Plans:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind sedApta Demand Management?**

- **Seller:** [sedApta](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sedapta)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** Genoa, IT
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/sedapta-group/ (459 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 33% Enterprise, 33% Mid-Market


### 3. [Access Orchestrate](https://www.g2.com/products/access-orchestrate/reviews)
  Our manufacturing production planning and scheduling software, Access Orchestrate, optimises your manufacturing production planning by increasing your capacity, efficiency and accuracy. Get a clear view of your manufacturing production schedules, plans and progress, enabling you to make better-informed decisions with our advanced production planning software. Access Orchestrate connects with your back office systems to create end-to-end integration. \> Presents clear, visual production plans that are easy to understand \>Puts the planner in control with drag and drop functionality​ \>Produces the reports, graphs and charts to help you run the business​


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3

**Who Is the Company Behind Access Orchestrate?**

- **Seller:** [The Access Group](https://www.g2.com/sellers/the-access-group-c8efff47-00e5-4546-a552-82de6e4cb43b)
- **Year Founded:** 1991
- **HQ Location:** Loughborough, Leicestershire
- **Twitter:** @theaccessgroup (4,212 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/403139/ (7,163 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 33% Mid-Market, 33% Enterprise


### 4. [Blue Yonder Store Production Planning](https://www.g2.com/products/blue-yonder-store-production-planning/reviews)
  Production planning is designed to provide intelligent decision support for production planning and scheduling functions. The solution creates optimized production plans, and streamlines and aligns the activities of production control, manufacturing and procurement planning teams by automating mundane tasks and shifting the focus to more important value-added activities.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3
**How Do G2 Users Rate Blue Yonder Store Production Planning?**

- **Manage Resources:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)
- **Production Plans:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Blue Yonder Store Production Planning?**

- **Seller:** [Blue Yonder](https://www.g2.com/sellers/blue-yonder-06f8dd47-974e-4d02-8872-64c38ec217c0)
- **Year Founded:** 1985
- **HQ Location:** Scottsdale, AZ
- **Twitter:** @BlueYonder (12,457 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/blueyonder/ (8,318 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Phone:** 480-308-3000

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 67% Small-Business, 33% Enterprise


### 5. [FeatureIT](https://www.g2.com/products/featureit/reviews)
  FeatureIT have been using cutting edge technologies to help businesses make sense of the data they are accumulating on a daily basis. Often this data is confined to the software solution it was captured in – be that a legacy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution or a spreadsheet.


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate FeatureIT?**

- **Manage Resources:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind FeatureIT?**

- **Seller:** [FeatureIT](https://www.g2.com/sellers/featureit)
- **Year Founded:** 2009
- **HQ Location:** Rosedale, NZ
- **LinkedIn® Page:** http://www.linkedin.com/company/featureit-limited (3 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Mid-Market, 50% Small-Business


#### What Are FeatureIT's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Features (2 reviews)
- Data Analysis (1 reviews)
- Data Centralization (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Complex Adaptation (2 reviews)
- Customization Difficulties (1 reviews)
- UX Improvement (1 reviews)

### 6. [MangoGem APS Optimizer](https://www.g2.com/products/mangogem-aps-optimizer/reviews)
  MangoGem APS Optimizer (formerly Oritames) is a unique AI-powered automated real-time Advanced Planning and Scheduling optimization tool. No matter the size or industry of your organization, you will be able to schedule and optimize within minutes, not hours. Even the most complex manufacturing and supply-chain management use cases are accurately and realistically planned using your existing small data. MangoGem goes beyond the state-of-the-art with these unique features: multi-level project structure, tanks planning, batch processing, time bound activities, complex sequence setups, alternative or parallel sequence work, clustered tools, limited capacity buffers and space planning, blending of raw materials, moveable resources, reserved resource capacity, variable resource speed, non sequential routings, etc. MangoGem comes with ensured compatibility with all kinds of SCM, ERP or MES systems that saves integration time and effort.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate MangoGem APS Optimizer?**

- **Manage Resources:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)
- **Production Plans:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind MangoGem APS Optimizer?**

- **Seller:** [MangoGem](https://www.g2.com/sellers/mangogem)
- **Year Founded:** 2009
- **HQ Location:** Waterloo, BE
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ueg (18 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 50% Mid-Market


### 7. [Noodle.ai Production Flow](https://www.g2.com/products/noodle-ai-production-flow/reviews)
  Align your production to network inventory requirements leveraging Noodle.ai’s proprietary XAI technology Improve product flow by using predictive signals to make near-term production priority trade-offs to assure a seamless flow of required products to your network Increase cash flow by driving revenue through improved order capture and reducing costs associated with inventory and expedites More effective team flow by centering the organization around predictive Value at Risk and leveraging collaboration ability across planning teams. Product Overview The Noodle.ai Production Flow product is built for enterprises that have challenges with supply/demand imbalances across their portfolio, specifically in flowing the right volume of the right product to the network. This imbalance materializes as missed fill rate targets and lost sales, which many times occurs alongside inventory overages. We have found that traditional or concurrent planning systems miss identifying these risks due to deviations between plans and execution. Production planners, who are many times several steps removed from network demand, can’t even see the problems coming, much less solve for them, ending up in weekly firefighting attempting to resolve problems as they occur. Our Production Flow product provides AI-driven predictive view of Value at Risk (VAR) due to network wide inventory-demand imbalances, tied to the near-term production plan. Alongside prescriptive recommendations, this enables production planners to make only high-value exceptions to the production plan to mitigate predicted lost sales or overage risks in the network. Production Flow also supports a collaborative risk resolution process between supply chain functions, by aligning to a single truth, VAR, to further improve organizational effectiveness and response.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate Noodle.ai Production Flow?**

- **Manage Resources:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Noodle.ai Production Flow?**

- **Seller:** [Noodle.ai](https://www.g2.com/sellers/noodle-ai)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/daybreak-ai/ (122 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


### 8. [Optessa](https://www.g2.com/products/optessa/reviews)
  Optessa Inc. is a leader in intelligent planning, sequencing and scheduling optimization software with many successful implementations among top tier global manufacturers. Companies using Optessa products have made significant reductions in manufacturing costs by enabling lean and flexible operations without adding resources.


  **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4
**How Do G2 Users Rate Optessa?**

- **Manage Resources:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)
- **Production Plans:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Optessa?**

- **Seller:** [Eyelit](https://www.g2.com/sellers/eyelit)
- **Year Founded:** 1997
- **HQ Location:** Holmdel, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/eyelitgroup/ (153 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 75% Small-Business, 25% Mid-Market


#### What Are Optessa's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Easy Integrations (2 reviews)
- Integrations (2 reviews)
- Automation (1 reviews)
- Cost Management (1 reviews)
- Customer Support (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Customization Difficulties (1 reviews)
- Integration Issues (1 reviews)
- Limited Functionality (1 reviews)

### 9. [Skody](https://www.g2.com/products/skody/reviews)
  Skody is real-time manufacturing scheduling software that connects ERP and shop floor data to dynamically optimize production. It helps teams predict bottlenecks, improve utilization, and deliver jobs on time.


  **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate Skody?**

- **Manage Resources:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Skody?**

- **Seller:** [Skody AI](https://www.g2.com/sellers/skody-ai)
- **Year Founded:** 2025
- **HQ Location:** Redmond, US
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/skody-ai/ (3 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 10. [SkyPlanner APS](https://www.g2.com/products/skyplanner-aps/reviews)
  Skyplanner APS is an automated software for production scheduling, planning and finite capacity scheduling. SkyPlanner's built-in AI optimizes the production of a factory in seconds. Finally it's time to say goodbye to spreadsheets and manual production planning. Get 14 day Free Trial at: https://skyplanner.ai


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate SkyPlanner APS?**

- **Manage Resources:** 7.5/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind SkyPlanner APS?**

- **Seller:** [Skycode Oy](https://www.g2.com/sellers/skycode-oy)
- **HQ Location:** Vaasa, FI
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/skyplanner-aps/ (2 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Enterprise, 50% Small-Business


#### What Are SkyPlanner APS's Pros and Cons?


**Cons:**

- Limited Customization (1 reviews)
- Limited Functionality (1 reviews)

### 11. [Smart Shop Floor](https://www.g2.com/products/smart-shop-floor/reviews)
  Smart Shop Floor is production scheduling and job shop management software (APS/MES) built specifically for small and medium shops and fabricators managing high-mix, low-volume manufacturing. We’re here for shops running full tilt, who want a better way to manage work other than whiteboards and tension headaches. Choose the system that fits how you work. Start with automated scheduling that plans production and assigns jobs. Add shop floor data capture and real-time visibility. Or go full operations management with AI problem-solving and end-to-end process control. Whichever you choose, you'll connect your shop floor to your existing ERP and business systems - and actually know what's happening and what needs to happen next. - Production scheduling that automatically adjusts to disruptions - machine breakdowns, material delays, rush jobs - Labour assignment with daily task planning and digital job packets for every operator - Sales planning to quote accurate promise dates and ensure capacity - Inventory tracking with alerts for material shortages before they cause delays - Customer portal that shares job status and reduces inquiry calls In-built AI continuously monitors operations, flags inventory and scheduling problems before they cause delays, and recommends solutions to protect margins. Smart Shop Floor cuts admin work for operators, guides schedulers and supervisors to the right decisions, and pinpoints where processes are breaking down so owners can fix them.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 3
**How Do G2 Users Rate Smart Shop Floor?**

- **Ease of Admin:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Smart Shop Floor?**

- **Seller:** [COREIoT](https://www.g2.com/sellers/coreiot)
- **Year Founded:** 2014
- **HQ Location:** Perth, AU
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/coreiot1 (7 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 67% Small-Business, 33% Mid-Market


#### What Are Smart Shop Floor's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Real-Time Data (3 reviews)
- Real-time Monitoring (3 reviews)
- Customer Support (2 reviews)
- ERP Integration (2 reviews)
- Centralization Management (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Learning Curve (3 reviews)
- Training Difficulties (2 reviews)
- Learning Difficulty (1 reviews)
- Skill Requirement (1 reviews)
- System Integration (1 reviews)

### 12. [Sunstice Production Planning](https://www.g2.com/products/sunstice-production-planning/reviews)
  Sunstice Production Planning manages every stage of your production process (finished products, semi-finished products, raw materials and components), develops realistic plans (considering capacity and flow synchronisation) and optimises your operations (quality of service, use of resource, stock availability).


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 2
**How Do G2 Users Rate Sunstice Production Planning?**

- **Manage Resources:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)
- **Production Plans:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Sunstice Production Planning?**

- **Seller:** [Sunstice (formerly FuturMaster)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sunstice-formerly-futurmaster)
- **Year Founded:** 1994
- **HQ Location:** Boulogne-Billancourt, FR
- **Twitter:** @FuturMaster (509 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/44321 (214 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


#### What Are Sunstice Production Planning's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Analytics (1 reviews)
- Data Analysis (1 reviews)
- Integrations (1 reviews)
- Real-Time Data (1 reviews)
- Real-Time Updates (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Not User-Friendly (1 reviews)

### 13. [Asprova](https://www.g2.com/products/asprova/reviews)
  Asprova APS is an advanced production planning and scheduling system designed to provide manufacturers with precise, real-time control over their production processes. By integrating seamlessly with existing ERP systems, Asprova APS enables swift and efficient creation of production schedules, accommodating various constraints and optimizing resource utilization. Its high-speed scheduling capabilities and user-friendly interface make it a valuable tool for enhancing manufacturing efficiency and responsiveness. Key Features and Functionality: - Ultra-Fast Scheduling: Asprova APS utilizes finite capacity scheduling to generate production plans rapidly, allowing for quick adjustments and real-time responsiveness to changes. - Visual Management: The system offers comprehensive visualization tools, including Gantt charts and load graphs, providing clear insights into production schedules and resource utilization. - Inventory and Lead Time Reduction: By optimizing production schedules, Asprova APS helps reduce work-in-process inventory and shortens lead times, contributing to lean manufacturing practices. - Seamless System Integration: The software can be integrated with various ERP systems, such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and Oracle EBS, ensuring smooth data exchange and minimal disruption to existing workflows. - Flexible User Interface: With an intuitive, Excel-like interface, Asprova APS facilitates a steep learning curve and ease of use for planners and schedulers. Primary Value and Problem Solving: Asprova APS addresses the complexities of modern manufacturing by providing a robust solution for production planning and scheduling. It enables manufacturers to: - Enhance Production Efficiency: By creating optimized schedules that consider all production constraints, Asprova APS ensures efficient use of resources and minimizes downtime. - Improve Responsiveness: The system's rapid scheduling capabilities allow manufacturers to quickly adapt to changes in demand, machine breakdowns, or other unforeseen events, maintaining smooth operations. - Standardize Planning Processes: Asprova APS enables the creation of standardized production planning models, ensuring consistency and reliability across multiple plants or production lines. - Reduce Inventory Costs: By optimizing material flows and reducing work-in-process inventory, the system helps lower storage costs and enhances overall supply chain efficiency. In summary, Asprova APS empowers manufacturers to achieve greater control, efficiency, and agility in their production planning and scheduling processes, leading to improved operational performance and competitiveness.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Asprova?**

- **Manage Resources:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Asprova?**

- **Seller:** [Aimtec](https://www.g2.com/sellers/aimtec)
- **Year Founded:** 1996
- **HQ Location:** Pilsen, CZ
- **LinkedIn® Page:** http://www.linkedin.com/company/aimtec-a-s- (221 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


#### What Are Asprova's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Functionality (1 reviews)
- Real-Time Data (1 reviews)
- Workflow Management (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Data Management (1 reviews)

### 14. [Azentio ERP](https://www.g2.com/products/azentio-erp/reviews)
  Azentio ERP cloud unifies diverse business operations, enabling organizations to focus on strategic growth and innovation. It delivers measurable impact through streamlined processes, enhanced collaboration, and data-driven insights that empower leaders to make informed decisions. Designed to adapt to dynamic business needs, it fosters resilience and scalability. Azentio ERP cloud is the backbone of transformation, helping businesses achieve sustained success in competitive markets.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 17
**How Do G2 Users Rate Azentio ERP?**

- **Ease of Admin:** 9.2/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Azentio ERP?**

- **Seller:** [Azentio](https://www.g2.com/sellers/azentio)
- **Year Founded:** 2020
- **HQ Location:** Singapore
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/azentio (1,936 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** Private
- **Phone:** +65 68 081 600

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services
  - **Company Size:** 44% Mid-Market, 39% Enterprise


#### What Are Azentio ERP's Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Comprehensive Features (1 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (1 reviews)
- Easy Payroll (1 reviews)
- Easy Setup (1 reviews)

**Cons:**

- Poor Customer Support (1 reviews)
- Software Bugs (1 reviews)
- Upload Issues (1 reviews)

### 15. [Graphical Scheduler](https://www.g2.com/products/graphical-scheduler/reviews)
  Transform your Production Management with Graphical Scheduler from Insight Works. Seamlessly integrated within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Graphical Scheduler revolutionizes how you visualize, manage, and optimize your production schedules. Graphical Scheduler turns complex production scheduling into a simple, time-efficient task with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, one-click access to detailed operation data, and flexible calendar views. Stay in control of your production line, make informed decisions, and maximize productivity, all while saving valuable time and resources. Benefits: \* Superior Operational Efficiency: Streamline your production processes with our intuitive, easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface, leading to optimized workflows and increased throughput. \* Informed Decision-Making: With detailed operation information available at a click, make data-driven decisions that enhance productivity, manage resources better, and improve your bottom line. \* Seamless Operation Management: Track and manage related operations effortlessly with our unique operation highlighting feature, providing a comprehensive overview of your production line in one screen. \* Efficient Time Management: Our built-in filters facilitate swift identification of specific operations, reducing time spent searching and enabling staff to focus on core tasks. \* Optimal Resource Allocation: The customizable color coding rules allow quick status identification, ensuring resources are utilized where needed most, improving production efficiency, and reducing potential bottlenecks. Features: \* Drag-and-Drop Interface: Provides an effortless way to schedule and rearrange operations. This interactive feature allows for real-time production scheduling adjustments, catering to your dynamic production environment. \* One-Click Detail Access: Immediate access to critical operation information like production order number, routing number, and descriptions. This feature enhances visibility and allows for more informed decision-making. \* Operation Highlighting: Quick visualization and identification of related operations. This feature provides a comprehensive picture of production workflows in a single screen, enhancing understanding and control of your operations. \* Built-in Filter: A powerful feature that quickly identifies specific operations based on keywords or production order numbers. This speeds up locating operations in a large and complex production schedule. \* Customizable Color Coding: Set your rules for visual representation of operation statuses. This feature provides a quick overview of your operations, identifying potential issues before they escalate. \* Flexible Calendar Views: Choose from monthly, weekly, or daily layout options to suit your preference. This interactive feature allows intuitive drag-and-drop schedule adjustments, offering maximum convenience and flexibility. Typical Users: \* Production Managers \* Operations Supervisors \* Supply Chain Managers \* Warehouse Managers \* ERP Consultants and System Administrators \* Project Managers


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind Graphical Scheduler?**

- **Seller:** [Insight Works](https://www.g2.com/sellers/insight-works-789343fd-b89b-4ceb-96f1-3852de881f67)
- **Year Founded:** 2008
- **HQ Location:** Edmonton, AB
- **Twitter:** @DMSInsightWorks (393 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/insight-works/ (39 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


### 16. [MOZART](https://www.g2.com/products/mozart/reviews)
  VMS Solutions offers advanced production planning, scheduling, and simulation platforms for manufacturing companies. Leveraging AI and digital-twin technologies, our solutions enhance resource allocation to boost production and drive cost efficiencies resulting in improved KPIs such as production throughput, equipment utilization, and cycle time. Trusted by global leaders from high-tech to consumer goods industries, VMS Solutions delivers tailored software for over two decades in both cloud-based or on-premises.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate MOZART?**

- **Manage Resources:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)
- **Production Plans:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind MOZART?**

- **Seller:** [VMS Solutions](https://www.g2.com/sellers/vms-solutions)
- **Year Founded:** 2000
- **HQ Location:** Yongin-si, KR
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/vms-solutions-co-ltd (68 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


### 17. [NC-Vision](https://www.g2.com/products/nc-vision/reviews)
  Empowering the manufacturing industry with the tools of the "big guys" - that's our mission. With NC-Vision's codeless enterprise platform for manufacturing you can bring existing monolithic solutions into the future and compose and configure new solutions in record time. Our platform delivers unparalleled flexibility and performance akin to traditional programming, yet with a notable reduction in complexity – model all enterprise applications in a purely visual development environment without a single line of code. NC-Vision offers suitable solutions ranging from AI applications to pure technology platform, tailored to the digitization maturity of customers, spanning from upper midsize to prime manufacturers. - Modernization and gradual replacement of legacy IT solutions - Full-blown enterprise solutions like MES without a single line of code - IT/OT Convergence at its best


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind NC-Vision?**

- **Seller:** [NC-Vision](https://www.g2.com/sellers/nc-vision)
- **Year Founded:** 2019
- **HQ Location:** Stuttgart, DE
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/nc-vision/ (29 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 18. [Optimity](https://www.g2.com/products/optimity/reviews)
  Optimity brings simplicity, accuracy, control and visibility to all of your planning. Leveraging the power of true supply chain optimization, Optimity is a new kind of supply chain planning software that will transform your planning.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind Optimity?**

- **Seller:** [Optimity](https://www.g2.com/sellers/optimity)
- **Year Founded:** 2005
- **HQ Location:** Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- **Twitter:** @OptimitySW (9 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/relexsolutions/ (2,278 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 19. [planeus](https://www.g2.com/products/planeus/reviews)
  planeus is a cloud-based, sophisticated planning & scheduling solution that optimizes production plan and cuts production time and production costs. planeus can accurately allocate key resources (expensive machines, specialists, critical tools) based on planned capacity and upcoming orders for timely executions and minimal production bottlenecks.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1

**Who Is the Company Behind planeus?**

- **Seller:** [th data](https://www.g2.com/sellers/th-data)
- **Year Founded:** 1998
- **HQ Location:** Berlin, DE
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://de.linkedin.com/company/th-data-gmbh (23 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 20. [Prodio](https://www.g2.com/products/prodio-prodio/reviews)
  An online manufacturing software tool that helps you easily track progress on the shop floor and manage hundreds of manufacturing orders. Track working time and attendance, register manufacturing operations, manage your inventory and get hold of the entire technological process which goes into your product making. Free technical support, friendly onboarding, fast deployment (15 minutes), and no lock-in contracts. After a 14-day free trial, you can opt for one of the packages in a subscription model.


  **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 4
**How Do G2 Users Rate Prodio?**

- **Manage Resources:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)
- **Production Plans:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Prodio?**

- **Seller:** [Prodio](https://www.g2.com/sellers/prodio)
- **Year Founded:** 2016
- **HQ Location:** Katowice, PL
- **Twitter:** @GetProdio (365 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/prodio-sp.-z-o.o./ (10 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 50% Small-Business, 25% Enterprise


### 21. [Quintiq Production Planning Software](https://www.g2.com/products/quintiq-production-planning-software/reviews)
  Quintiq's intelligent production planning software gives manufacturers the competitive edge, with Quintiq you can avoid common obstacles to profitability such as high inventory levels, poor delivery performance, low yield, and excessive waste.


  **Average Rating:** 3.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Quintiq Production Planning Software?**

- **Manage Resources:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Ease of Admin:** 3.3/10 (Category avg: 7.7/10)
- **Production Plans:** 6.7/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 5.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Quintiq Production Planning Software?**

- **Seller:** [Dassault Systemes](https://www.g2.com/sellers/dassault-systemes)
- **Year Founded:** 1981
- **HQ Location:** Velizy-Villacoublay
- **Twitter:** @Dassault3DS (74,153 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/3896/ (27,256 employees on LinkedIn®)
- **Ownership:** EPA: DSY.PA

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Enterprise


### 22. [Seiki](https://www.g2.com/products/seiki/reviews)
  Seiki provides a complete service that includes planning, installation, implementation, customisation, training and after sales support.


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Seiki?**

- **Manage Resources:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Seiki?**

- **Seller:** [Seiki Systems](https://www.g2.com/sellers/seiki-systems)
- **Year Founded:** 1992
- **HQ Location:** Brighton, GB
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/seiki-systems-ltd/ (16 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Small-Business


### 23. [TilliT](https://www.g2.com/products/tillit-tillit/reviews)
  The TilliT Digital Manufacturing Operations software enables fully paperless operations by integrating production, quality, and maintenance processes in a single low-code cloud platform. Light-weight and easily deployed TilliT combines asset performance monitoring, OEE, work order execution, quality management, knowledge management and production scheduling driven by workflow automation and AI optimization. By connecting to existing equipment or by using our suite of IoT sensors, TilliT brings together people, products, processes and equipment for complete operational control.


  **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate TilliT?**

- **Manage Resources:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind TilliT?**

- **Seller:** [TilliT](https://www.g2.com/sellers/tillit-05abfe48-8715-4f6b-9215-9346c3b64576)
- **Year Founded:** 2021
- **HQ Location:** Brisbane City, AU
- **Twitter:** @GoTilliT (11 Twitter followers)
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/gotillit/ (8 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


### 24. [Traverse Board](https://www.g2.com/products/traverse-board/reviews)
  TraverseBoard Advanced Planning & Scheduling is a custom made software tool to enable design, tactical and operational decisions through multiple time horizons. Traverse Boards calculation core consist of simulation models strengthened with optimization algorithms brought together by a customizable user-friendly interface. The tool is typically used in high risk and high investment businesses.


  **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate Traverse Board?**

- **Manage Resources:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 8.3/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind Traverse Board?**

- **Seller:** [Talumis](https://www.g2.com/sellers/talumis)
- **Year Founded:** 2003
- **HQ Location:** Huis ter Heide, NL
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/3013944 (10 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


### 25. [VT-APS (VT-Advanced Planning and Scheduling)](https://www.g2.com/products/vt-aps-vt-advanced-planning-and-scheduling/reviews)
  T-APS Advanced Program and Scheduling Product Ease of Use: 1. Optimizing input conditions is simple 2. Provide 40 multi-objective optimization evaluations in 11 categories 3. Multi-objective can be optimized in any combination with target weighting order as needed 4. Plan to respond quickly to customers and suppliers 5. No complicated rules design 6. Provides 32 built-in optimization generation algorithms 7. The sequence of up-and-down operations is associated with dynamic preparation time minimization optimization 8. The processing process is an alternative multi-resource (machine) automatic optimal selection of multi-resource parallel processing MPCM 9. Support mesh process structure diagram and parallel processing of processes 10. Non-24-hour work calendar and supports multiple time slots in one shift 11. Dynamic scheduling realizes the fixed-period (fixed/locked machining sequence within N days) processing tasks in T+N days


  **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0
  **Total Reviews:** 1
**How Do G2 Users Rate VT-APS (VT-Advanced Planning and Scheduling)?**

- **Manage Resources:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)
- **Production Plans:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
- **Identify Demand:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.3/10)

**Who Is the Company Behind VT-APS (VT-Advanced Planning and Scheduling)?**

- **Seller:** [Shanghai Qingkun Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/shanghai-qingkun-intelligent-technology-co-ltd)
- **HQ Location:** N/A
- **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®)

**Who Uses This Product?**
  - **Company Size:** 100% Mid-Market


#### What Are VT-APS (VT-Advanced Planning and Scheduling)'s Pros and Cons?

**Pros:**

- Automation (1 reviews)
- Scheduling Efficiency (1 reviews)



    ## What Is Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software?
  [ Manufacturing](https://www.g2.com/categories/manufacturing)
  ## What Software Categories Are Similar to Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software?
    - [ERP Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/erp-systems)
    - [Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/manufacturing-execution-system)
    - [Discrete ERP Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/discrete-erp)

  
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## How Do You Choose the Right Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software?

### What You Should Know About Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software

### What is Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software?

Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software helps manufacturers optimize the allocation of raw materials and production capacity to fulfill demand. This software allows manufacturers to manage production planning and shop floor scheduling. This software helps generate achievable production schedules using advanced algorithms to balance demand and capacity. Using APS software can help with shorter lead times to meet customer demands and easier, more rapid responses to unexpected production changes.

APS is most beneficial to companies with complex manufacturing operations which require advanced planning functionality. Other departments such as inventory management and procurement can also leverage APS software.

**What Does APS Stand For?**

APS stands for advanced planning and scheduling and is commonly referred to as advanced manufacturing.

### What are the Common Features of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software?

The following are some core features of advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software:

**Production schedules based on demand and constraints:** Using advanced algorithms to balance demand and capacity, APS software enables manufacturers to quickly analyze and calculate achievable production schedules while considering multiple constraints and business rules.

**Modeling capabilities:** APS software can create detailed digital models of the production environment, including production constraints.

**Algorithm optimization:** Algorithms optimization allows the comparison of a plan or schedule variations in order to arrive at the best possible solution.

**Distribution planning:** Distribution planning coordinates the demand for a future period with the on-hand inventory and the safety stock requirements for that period. Overall, this component determines how much inventory of each material or part is needed to achieve high order-fulfillment status.

**Transportation planning:** Transportation planning identifies the transportation needs of a facility and assesses the efficiency, cost, and design of the transportation model. Transportation planning also involves defining future policies, goals, investments, and designs to adequately prepare for future transportation needs.

### What are the Benefits of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software?

Advanced planning and scheduling solutions improve the coordination of manufacturing processes and provide greater visibility to increase on-time delivery while reducing inventory levels and waste. The benefits of this software include:

**Increased visibility:**  ** ** APS software can identify what types of products are running, any capacity bottlenecks, and late orders or materials.

**Waste reduction:** By streamlining production operations, APS software helps to reduce waste within operations, cuts costs, and improves profitability. 

**Heightened responsiveness:** APS software can quickly respond to customer and market demands by automatically generating production schedules, allowing planners and schedulers to change strategies and production schedules, accommodate new products, and support fast changeovers.

### Who Uses Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software?

The following teams use advanced planning and scheduling software:

**Inventory management teams:** Inventory management teams use APS software to track how much inventory is available within a specific period and set up alerts if the inventory levels are experiencing a shortage, below the safety stock, adequate, or above the maximum inventory allowed.

**Manufacturing teams:** Manufacturing teams use APS software to manage production planning and shop floor scheduling, as well as balance demand and capacity and generate achievable production schedules.

### Challenges with Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software

APS solutions can come with their own set of challenges. 

**Real-time data requirements:** The more data APS systems have to work with, the more effectively they can provide workable plans, but this information should include data from as many touch points on the value chain as possible. Manufacturing is dynamic, so it’s necessary that capacity, lead time, and workloads are based on real-time data and not assumed information.

**Disconnected from software ecosystem:** APS platforms typically don’t feature the transactional elements similar to an ERP system, which can leave it disconnected from the rest of its software ecosystem. This could lead to the generation of plans that don’t reflect recent changes to the production area.

**Production triggers:** Manufacturing orders can be triggered by demand forecasting, customer orders, or a combination of both. If the production management has both triggers, the software should be flexible enough to accommodate both. If not, it can lead to overproduction of some products in real time or backorders on others.

### How to Buy Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software 

#### Requirements Gathering (RFI/RFP) for Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software

When selecting APS software, it is essential to first look at how the business operates and then familiarize oneself with the different types of software available. There are various options for APS software products, including those designed for the business needs of small and medium-sized companies. Some things to consider while buying APS software include its ability to calculate production schedules, how many constraints and business rules it can handle, and how quickly it can change strategies.

#### Compare Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software Products

**Create a long list**

Depending on the industry, the buyer might want to create a long list of software products designed to help businesses in that particular industry. For example, there are platforms specifically built for enterprise-sized manufacturers, while other platforms have flexibility with the number of users and allow additional production locations to be integrated.

**Create a short list**

After reviewing and researching the software on the long list, the buyer can whittle it down based on the budget. APS software is available for all budgets, and some general applications may be downloaded free or bought off the shelf at a lower price.

However, buyers must keep in mind that the more specialized a software is, the more expensive it gets. This is the case because the user base for specialized software is relatively small. The company should be prepared to pay a premium if it wants something specific to its industry or customized for its business.

**Conduct demos**

As a rule of thumb, companies should demo all products on their short list. During demos, buyers should ask specific questions about the functionalities they care about most. For example, one might ask to be walked through any features for revenue recognition and allocation, forecasting project cost and revenue and analyzing the performance of special offers, packages, and incentives.

#### Selection of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) Software

**Choose a selection team**

The managers from departments such as manufacturing, inventory, and procurement using this software must be involved in the selection process. Every business is different, and frequent users are most likely in the best position to offer an educated opinion about the best choice for the business's particular needs. Users may even be able to help the company install and set up the software of choice.

After choosing a software, buyers must remember that they don’t have to be stuck with this selection forever; most platforms allow for add-ons or modifications. However, the company shouldn’t make this decision lightly because no matter what software is chosen, it will involve considerable time and money commitment. To see a return on investment (ROI), buyers can’t change their minds a few months later and switch software again.

**Negotiation**

Negotiating a software contract is vital to minimize risk, whether in terms of performance protection, security protection, or simply ensuring that both parties agree on what to expect from the other. If the business has the cash flow, it could ask for a discount in return for an annual upfront payment, and many software providers are happy to make that deal. A software provider may offer unlimited usage if the buyer pays up front instead of a monthly or quarterly package price.

Buyers should also determine if they need help implementing or integrating the software with another system. Usually, a software provider's first offer will include some implementation services in a given timeframe. Buyers can ask for these services to be removed if they can manage it themselves or if a third party can do it for cheaper.

Buyers also need to decide for how long they will need this software. If the company uses the software for years, the buyer can negotiate longer terms which sometimes results in more favorable pricing.

**Final decision**

The final decision should be based on all the information gathered previously. Businesses should try to prioritize needs and select the solution that meets most, if not all, of their requirements. Companies must remember that there isn't a perfect software, but there is one that is best for their business. If possible, buyers should try to conduct a pilot program with a smaller sample size of users to gauge how well the software is received. If the platform gets high marks, they can buy with more confidence. If the tool is inefficient or not performing as expected, it might be time to test another software.