README

frePPLe - open source supply chain planning
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FrePPLe is an easy-to-use and easy-to-implement open source *advanced planning
and scheduling* tool.

When spreadsheets doesn't suffice any longer to adequately plan and schedule
your production, frePPLe allows in an easy and cost-efficient way to generate
a more optimized plan.

FrePPLe implements planning algoritms based on best practices such as *theory
of constraints* (ie plan around the bottleneck), *pull-based planning* (ie start
production as late as possible and directly triggered by demand) and *lean
manufacturing* (ie avoid intermediate delays and inventory).

Download
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The software release can be downloaded from
  https://sourceforge.net/projects/frepple/files/frepple/
in the following formats:
  * Windows installer
  * Ubuntu .deb package
  * Red Hat .rpm package
  * Source tarball
  * Docker container (experimental)

Documentation
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Visit https://frepple.com for documentation, screencasts and build instructions.

License
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The *Community Edition* is released under the GNU Affero General
Public License v3 or later](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/).

The *Enterprise Edition* can be purchased from frePPLe bvba.
It provides some additional functionality and professional support.

The *Cloud Edition* provides provides the same capabilities as the Enterprise Edition, but is 
hosted as a service in the cloud: fully supported and maintained by frePPLe bvba.