diff --git a/docs/knowledge_base/demos/Production planning.md b/docs/knowledge_base/demos/Production planning.md deleted file mode 100644 index 802cca9e3..000000000 --- a/docs/knowledge_base/demos/Production planning.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -Production planning is a pivotal aspect of manufacturing, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently to meet demand while minimizing costs. Taipy's Production Planning demo offers a comprehensive solution for optimizing production and cost management. In this demo, we'll delve into this 5-page application that addresses the challenges of production planning. - -# Understanding Production Planning - -Production planning involves the strategic scheduling of resources, materials, and processes to achieve production goals efficiently. It's a critical function in manufacturing, as it directly impacts product quality, delivery times, and overall profitability. - -# Significance of Production Planning in Manufacturing - -In the realm of manufacturing, production planning is the backbone of operational success. It ensures that the right products are produced in the right quantities at the right time while keeping costs in check. Effective production planning leads to several key benefits: - -1. Optimal Resource Utilization: -It helps allocate resources efficiently, preventing overproduction or shortages. - -2. Cost Reduction: -Proper planning minimizes production costs, including inventory holding costs and overtime labor expenses. - -3. Meeting Customer Demand: -It ensures that products are available when customers need them, enhancing customer satisfaction. - -4. Improved Quality: -Production planning contributes to consistent product quality by minimizing rush orders and last-minute changes. - -Taipy's 5-page Production Planning application addresses these manufacturing challenges head-on, providing a streamlined platform for optimizing production processes and costs. - -# The 5-Page Production Planning Application - -Taipy's [Production Planning](https://production-planning.taipy.cloud/) demo is a 5-page application designed to tackle the complexities of production planning. Let's explore each page's functionality: - -## 1. Input Data Visualization: -After registering and logging in, users are greeted with a main chart displaying the future demand for finished products (FPA and FPB) over the next 11 months. This page provides critical insights into upcoming production requirements. - -## 2. Scenario Manager: -By clicking on the Scenario Manager icon, users access the heart of the application. Here, they can create scenarios, adjust parameters, and re-optimize production plans. The application swiftly calculates optimal production levels while considering capacity constraints and minimizing two essential costs: back orders and stock. - -## 3. Modifying Parameters: -Users have the flexibility to modify parameters within three categories: capacity constraints (adjusting product capacities), objectives weights (emphasizing cost minimization), and initial parameters (fine-tuning initial conditions). These adjustments allow for scenario customization. - -## 4. Scenario Comparison: -The balance icon leads to a page where users can compare two scenarios within the same month. This side-by-side comparison aids in evaluating the impact of different production plans. - -## 5. Visualizing Performance Over Time: -By clicking the circle arrow icon, users can visualize the algorithm's performance over time. This feature provides a clear understanding of how optimized costs evolve throughout the production cycles. - - -# Conclusion - -Taipy's Production Planning demo stands as a testament to the power of technology in addressing complex manufacturing challenges. Whether you're visualizing data, managing scenarios, fine-tuning parameters, or evaluating production performance, Taipy simplifies the process, allowing businesses to make data-driven decisions for more efficient production planning. - -Explore the application, delve into production optimization, and experience firsthand how Taipy streamlines production planning in the manufacturing sector. diff --git a/docs/knowledge_base/demos/production-planning.md b/docs/knowledge_base/demos/production-planning.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3c45e7826 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/knowledge_base/demos/production-planning.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +[Production planning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_planning) is a pivotal aspect of +manufacturing, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently to meet demand while minimizing +costs. The Taipy's Production Planning demo offers a comprehensive solution for optimizing +production and cost management. In this demo, we'll delve into this application that addresses +the challenges of production planning. + +# Understanding Production Planning + +Production planning involves the strategic scheduling of resources, materials, and processes to +achieve production goals efficiently. It's a critical function in manufacturing, as it directly +impacts product quality, delivery times, and overall profitability. + +# Significance of Production Planning in Manufacturing + +In the realm of manufacturing, production planning is the backbone of operational success. It +ensures that the right products are produced in the right quantities at the right time while +keeping costs in check. Effective production planning leads to several key benefits: + +1. Optimal Resource Utilization: + It helps allocate resources efficiently, preventing overproduction and shortages. + +2. Cost Reduction: + Proper planning minimizes production costs, including inventory holding costs and overtime + labor expenses. + +3. Meeting Customer Demand: + It ensures that products are available when customers need them, enhancing customer + satisfaction. + +4. Improved Quality: + Production planning contributes to consistent product quality by minimizing rush orders and + last-minute changes. + +Taipy's Production Planning application addresses these manufacturing challenges head-on, +providing a streamlined platform for optimizing production processes and costs. + +# The Production Planning Application + +Taipy's [Production Planning](https://production-planning.taipy.cloud/) demo is a 5-page +application designed to tackle the complexities of production planning. Let's explore each +page's functionality: + +1. Input Data Visualization: + After registering and logging in, users are greeted with a main chart displaying the future + demand for finished products (FPA and FPB) over the next 11 months. This page provides + critical insights into upcoming production requirements. + +2. Scenario Manager: + By clicking on the Scenario Manager icon, users access the heart of the application. Here, they + can create scenarios, adjust parameters, and re-optimize production plans. The application + swiftly calculates optimal production levels while considering capacity constraints and + minimizing two essential costs: back orders and stock. + +3. Modifying Parameters: + Users have the flexibility to modify parameters within three categories: capacity constraints + (adjusting product capacities), objectives weights (emphasizing cost minimization), and + initial parameters (fine-tuning initial conditions). These adjustments allow for scenario + customization. + +4. Scenario Comparison: + The balance icon leads to a page where users can compare two scenarios within the same month. + This side-by-side comparison aids in evaluating the impact of different production plans. + +5. Visualizing Performance Over Time: + By clicking the circle arrow icon, users can visualize the algorithm's performance over time. + This feature provides a clear understanding of how optimized costs evolve throughout the + production cycles. + +# Conclusion + +Taipy's Production Planning demo stands as a testament to the power of technology in addressing +complex manufacturing challenges. Whether you're visualizing data, managing scenarios, +fine-tuning parameters, or evaluating production performance, Taipy simplifies the process, +allowing businesses to make data-driven decisions for more efficient production planning. + +Explore the application, delve into production optimization, and experience firsthand how Taipy +streamlines production planning in the manufacturing sector. diff --git a/mkdocs.yml_template b/mkdocs.yml_template index 7e7608537..1acc5eb50 100644 --- a/mkdocs.yml_template +++ b/mkdocs.yml_template @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ nav: - "Demos": - knowledge_base/demos/index.md - "Sentiment Analysis": knowledge_base/demos/sentiment_analysis.md + - "Production Planning": knowledge_base/demos/production-planning.md - "Tips and tricks": - knowledge_base/tips/index.md - "Manuals":