Does AI planning work for bespoke, make-to-order production?

Yes — the system works with bills of materials (BOM) and routing sheets. For every work order it calculates required materials, work operations, and machine capacity.

What if an urgent order arrives and we need to reshuffle the plan?

The system lets you insert an urgent order with priority and automatically recalculates the entire production schedule — showing which orders need to be pushed back and by how many days.

Does Modulario integrate with CNC machines or production hardware?

Via OPC-UA or MQTT protocol we can connect to modern CNC machines and automatically record production times and trigger a stopwatch on breakdown.

AI Production Planning: Manufacturing Without Downtime

Every day a production planner juggles dozens of variables: how many customer orders need to be fulfilled, which machines are available, who works on which shift, what material is in stock. Without a system, building the plan takes hours — and the moment an unexpected incident occurs, the entire plan collapses.

Problems Without AI Planning

Machine downtime waiting for material or a worker
Missed customer deadlines due to miscalculated capacity
Uneven workforce utilisation — some workers wait while others must work overtime
Last-minute material purchasing because the planner couldn’t see beyond 3 days

What AI Plans

Input Constraints

Work orders: deadlines, priorities, bills of materials (BOM)
Machines: availability (scheduled maintenance, breakdowns), setup times, capacities
Workers: shifts, skills (who can operate which machine), absences
Materials: current stock levels, scheduled incoming deliveries from suppliers

Output: Gantt Chart

The system generates a Gantt chart for every machine and every worker — showing when, what, and who will be doing what.

It displays:

Critical path for each work order
Available capacity (room to accept new orders)
Conflicts (order X and Y competing for the same machine at the same time)

Automatic Update on Change

An order is postponed → the system automatically recalculates the full plan and flags the changes. A machine breaks down → AI finds an alternative machine or shifts the plan with minimal impact on customer deadlines.

Time to Build the Plan

Method	Time	Accuracy
Manual (spreadsheet)	2–4 hours	Low (not all constraints considered)
AI Modulario	3–8 minutes	High (all constraints)

Who Benefits Most from AI Production Planning

Metal fabrication and engineering — many operations, long setup times
Food manufacturing — hygiene constraints, tight delivery windows
Plastics processing — long tool changeover times
Furniture manufacturing — high volume of custom orders with short lead times

AI Production Planning — Optimal Production Schedule in Minutes