From a reactive
to a proactive
Scheduling Strategy
Reinvent Your Production Planning with OptiCycle
Production planning in CPG is notoriously complex. With dozens of SKUs, frequent changeovers, and volatile demand, planners often react to demand volatility using reorder point based scheduling — leading to excess inventory, unstable operations, and long changeover times.
OptiCycle introduces a rhythm wheel–based schedule optimization. By establishing a predictable production cadence, it simplifies planning, reduces operational noise, and unlocks hidden capacity. It’s built to enhance — not replace — your existing APS/MES systems.
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Discover OptiCycle
While reorder point based scheduling often results in total production time swings, OptiCycle’s time-based schedule is more stable with lower peak capacity requirements.
OptiCycle ensures changeovers are minimized by adjusting sequencing and frequency, while at the same time considering inventory trade-offs and ensuring service level adherence.
The result of OptiCycle is a rhythm wheel that can be integrated with your existing APS system or used by planners to guide day-to-day scheduling.
OptiCycle is easy to use allowing you to understand the impact of your optimization immediately.
OptiCycle runs new scenarios with updated data within minutes, allowing you to quickly quantify the impact of demand changes, new product launches or CAPEX.
OptiCycle can be used as a standalone tool or integrated with your existing IT systems.
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Up to 15% Operational Cost Savings
Optimize changeover and inventory cost.
Up to 20% Available Production Hours
Free up capacity for additional production or labor cost avoidance.
Reduced Idle Time
Minimize downtime through smarter scheduling.
Shift Optimization
Stabilizes weekly production time for better shift utilization.
+10% Productivity Uplift
Achieve measurable gains in team output.
APS/MES Integration
Works alongside your existing systems—no disruption.
Planning Simplification
Streamline coordination across departments.
Easy Implementation
Quick onboarding with minimal IT effort.
Impact of our solution
Discover how leading CPG manufacturers have transformed their production planning with OptiCycle. Download short, high-impact case examples that show measurable improvements in inventory, efficiency, and output.
Please contact us!
We are always available to answer your questions! Feel free to contact Denis Spiers directly. He can be reached by phone, email, or on LinkedIn. We look forward to hearing from you!
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