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Project Planning, Machine Utilization, Personnel Utilization Planning

PLANOUT

Project Planning, Machine Utilization, Personnel Utilization Planning
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PLANOUT is a multi-project planning system for company-wide planning of projects and orders. The intelligent interlocking of PLANOUT components enables convenient and efficient cross-project planning of resources, e.g. employees or machines.

Your advantages

  • Project planning and project management
  • Machine planning, personnel planning, scheduling
  • Fast, efficient methodology
  • Step-by-step refinement from rough to detailed planning
  • Status and resource monitoring
  • Central program for all planning tasks
  • Multi-user and multi-project capable
  • Integrated access and rights management
  • Clear and easy to learn user guidance
  • Automatic deadline calculation functions
  • True multi-project planning with central data storage
  • Automatic tasks and central data backup
  • User authorizations prevent unauthorized access and operating errors
  • Task-related user interface for efficient work in the system

The highlights

  • Dynamic bottleneck detection and clear color coding in case of overload
  • Automatic display of all affected resources
  • Flexible, individual data areas through feature bars
  • Fast planning of new projects through project templates

The special

  • Quick and easy maintenance of the available capacity
  • Coupling with external systems for calendar adjustment possible
  • Own capacity management per resource
  • Individual vacation and working time calendars
  • Hierarchical resource structure for simple rough planning

At a glance

  • All evaluations from a central database
  • Customizable and expandable reporting system
  • The visualizer always keeps you up to date
  • PLANOUT data can also be linked to data from third-party systems

Important functions

  • Direct data exchange with any application
  • Easy to implement due to industry standards
  • Own script language for functional extensions
  • Time-controlled or automatic processing by the PLANOUT server

The components of PLANOUT

Server.
The central component of PLANOUT. The individual workstations communicate with each other via this module. The server manages all data centrally in a common database.

User Manager.
All users who work with PLANOUT are managed here. Access data, authorizations, user groups and roles are the topics here.

Visualizer.
The graphical control center for your company. Displays centrally important planning data fully automated and thus keeps all employees up to date.

Resource Manager.
Resources are e.g. employees, machines or teams. In this program you control the capacity and availability of all resources.

Planning.
The tool for the daily planning of your projects and orders and the resources required for them.

Viewer.

Read-only access to the PLANOUT database is provided by the Viewer. This cost-effective tool offers a wide range of display functions without the possibility of manipulating the planning.

The PLANOUT solution is completely network-compatible and is used by numerous well-known companies from the production and service sectors.

Are you interested in the PLANOUT solution? Then contact us - we will be happy to advise you!

Target groups:

  • Contract manufacturer
  • Plant manufacturer
Contact information:
Mr. Karsten Nachbaur
+49 8196 381989-0
Links & Downloads:
Request online demonstration
request meeting

Functions (excerpt) of PLANOUT:

Capacity planning
Dashboards
Detailed Planning
Fine control
Gantt charts
Graphical disposition
Graphical visualizations
Planning
Project evaluations
Project Management
Project planning
Project templates
Project time recording
Resource Management

Price

on request

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Technical specifications:

Web-based:
no
SaaS, Cloud:
no
On-premises (local installation):
yes
Multi-user (network-compatible):
yes
Multi-client compatible:
no
Maintenance:
for a fee
Customizing:
possible for a fee
First installation (year):
2002
number of installations:
120
Manufacturer based in:
Germany
Training:
for a fee
Hotline:
for a fee
Installation support:
included in price
Documentation:
Manual, Online Help, Demo version, Technical documentation
Dialogue language(s):
English, German
System requirements:
Compatible operating systems (runs with):
Win 11
Win 10
Win Server
Mainframe based
Unix based
Linux based
Mac OS
Mobile OSs (supports):
iOS
Android
Old Compatible Operating Systems:
Win 8
Win 7
Win Vista
Data storage medium:
DVD
CD-ROM
Download
Flash memory
Other requirements for soft- and hardware:
SQL databases supported in the Enterprise version: Microsoft SQL Server ® Oracle ® Others on request Supported server operating systems: Microsoft ® Server from 2008 Microsoft ® Terminal Server Linux Supported client operating systems: Microsoft Windows from version 7 Macintosh OS X ®* Linux * if a Java JRE 1.8 is installed