Novak M Responds to Production Changes 50% Faster with Opcenter Scheduling

Novak M, a Slovenian family-owned medical equipment manufacturer, was experiencing frequent changes in production schedules as production quantities increased. The large amount of data engineers needed to manage across the supply chain made spreadsheets inadequate for production scheduling.

Novak M implemented Opcenter Scheduling with support from Siemens partner Inea. The system enabled creating schedules and assigning every production operation to qualified workers on correct resources based on skills and availability, providing activity lists in advance for material preparation.

Novak M can now respond to production changes 50% faster. New orders are added to the plan 30% faster. Workers order from subcontractors 40% faster and without errors. The system is resilient to market changes, unexpected production events, and planner absences.

• Production scheduling resilience is critical for handling frequent order changes
• Skill-based worker assignment optimizes resource utilization in complex manufacturing
• Spreadsheets stop working for scheduling when quantities rise and schedules change often