Finite scheduling · Changeover & cleaning · Constraint-aware
Production scheduling around materials, equipment and people.
Plan on a visual board with capacity and sequence in view.
Finite scheduling against real constraints
Work orders are sequenced against released inventory, equipment calibration and clean-hold status, line capacity, and operator competency — a job…
Changeover and Allergen Sequencing Built In
Sequence rules keep allergen and high-potency runs in the right order, and cleaning requirements are scheduled as work, not assumed.
Live rescheduling when the floor moves
A downtime event, an OOS result or a late delivery re-flows the affected orders and shows the planner what slipped and why, with the reason on the…
What goes wrong today3 common problems
The schedule is fiction by 9am
A short-dated lot, a failed calibration or an unreleased ingredient invalidates the plan, and nobody downstream finds out until the line is idle.
Changeover and cleaning are invisible to the planner
Allergen and potency sequencing, clean-hold expiry and CIP windows get discovered on the floor rather than planned around.
Scheduling Lives Outside the Quality System
Planners work in a spreadsheet, quality works in another system, and the batch record is produced from a third — so the plan carries no evidence.
Everything V5 does here5 capabilities
Finite scheduling against real constraints
Work orders are sequenced against released inventory, equipment calibration and clean-hold status, line capacity, and operator competency — a job that cannot legally run will not be scheduled to run.
Changeover and Allergen Sequencing Built In
Sequence rules keep allergen and high-potency runs in the right order, and cleaning requirements are scheduled as work, not assumed.
Live rescheduling when the floor moves
A downtime event, an OOS result or a late delivery re-flows the affected orders and shows the planner what slipped and why, with the reason on the record.
One record from plan to batch to release
The scheduled order becomes the electronic batch record and carries through QA review and release — no re-keying, no reconciliation.
Schedule adherence you can defend
Planned-versus-actual, changeover loss and schedule attainment are measured from execution data, not from a planner's recollection.
Standards Referenced
- 21 CFR 211.100 — written procedures and production control
- 21 CFR 211.67 — equipment cleaning and maintenance
- 21 CFR 117 — preventive controls and allergen controls
- ISO 22400 — manufacturing KPIs (schedule attainment, OEE)
- EU GMP Annex 15 — cleaning and changeover validation
Common questions5 answers
- How is this different from ERP scheduling?
- ERP schedules against planned lead times and infinite capacity. V5 schedules against the state of the plant right now — what material is released, which line is clean and calibrated, who is certified — and pushes the firm schedule back to ERP.
- Does it replace our ERP?
- No. ERP stays the system of record for demand, purchasing and finance. V5 owns the execution window: the detailed schedule, the batch record, and the quality evidence.
- Can it handle allergen and potency sequencing?
- Yes. Sequence rules order runs so that allergen and high-potency products come at the right point in the campaign, and the required cleaning is scheduled as work with its own verification.
- What happens when the floor deviates from the plan?
- Downtime, deviations and OOS results feed straight back. Affected orders re-flow, the planner sees the impact, and the reason is captured on the record for schedule-adherence analysis.
- How quickly do planners get productive?
- Planners work from a drag-and-drop board with constraint warnings inline. Most are running the live schedule within a day; the setup work is codifying sequence and cleaning rules.