What data EvoAPS needs to get started
At a minimum, EvoAPS requires the same core information used in any realistic production schedule:
- Resources and work centres
- Operations, quantities, and run rates
- Valid routings (where products can be made)
This baseline data allows EvoAPS to generate viable schedules quickly and reliably.
What additional data EvoAPS can take into account
To reflect real-world manufacturing conditions, EvoAPS can also incorporate:
- Sequence-dependent changeovers
- Alternative and parallel resources
- Finite calendars, shift patterns, maintenance, and downtime
- Material availability and dependencies via Bills of Material (BOMs)
- Batch, oven, and concurrent-processing resources
- Multi-operation routings and dependencies
- Discrete and process manufacturing environments
In short, if your planners consider it when building a schedule today, EvoAPS can model it.
Where EvoAPS fits in your system landscape
EvoAPS is system-agnostic; it does not require you to replace your ERP, MES, or existing planning tools.
Instead, it sits alongside them as a specialist scheduling engine, using data from upstream systems and returning improved schedules and insights back into your operation.
That means EvoAPS can work with:
- ERP systems
- MES platforms
- Existing APS tools
- Spreadsheet-based planning environments
This makes EvoAPS suitable both for organisations with mature digital landscapes and for those still transitioning away from spreadsheets.
Not a system of record — a decision engine
EvoAPS is not designed to replace ERP or become the system of record; its role is to explore, evaluate, and improve scheduling decisions — faster and more intelligently than manual or rule-based approaches.
Think of EvoAPS as the engine that:
- Tests scenarios
- Evaluates trade-offs
- Supports better decisions
While existing systems remain responsible for execution, transactions, and reporting.
Built for today — ready for what comes next
Delivered as a cloud-based, subscription service, EvoAPS is:
- Scalable as complexity grows
- Flexible as processes change
- Future-ready without large infrastructure overhead
As your business evolves, EvoAPS evolves with it — without locking you into rigid models or outdated assumptions.