Production Planner
Analyzes work center utilization rates across scheduled production. Identifies bottlenecks and over/under-utilized capacity. Recommends load balancing or scheduling adjustments.
Domain: manufacturing · Code: production_planner · App: manufacturing
Skills
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Work Order Assistant | Process-aware agent tracking work order production lifecycle, flagging overdue or unassigned orders |
| Production Schedule Optimizer | Finds double-booked work centres, unscheduled work orders and late starts in the production plan |
| Material Shortage Predictor | Checks material requirements for scheduled work orders against current stock levels. Predicts shortages before they halt production and suggests emergency sourcing. |
| Work Order Delay Monitor | Identifies work orders past due date or behind schedule based on planned vs actual completion. Alerts production managers with root-cause suggestions. |
| WIP Monitor | Tracks work-in-progress on the shop floor: completion, ageing, scrap and stalled work orders |
| BOM Cost Analyzer | Compares planned BOM material costs versus actual consumption costs for completed work orders. Identifies cost overruns, scrap rate issues, and substitution opportunities. |
| Yield Improvement | Measures production yield and scrap concentration by work centre on completed work orders |
| OEE & Downtime Analyst | OEE by work center against target and the top unplanned downtime reasons — same numbers as the OEE page |
| ECO Impact Reviewer | Engineering changes approved but not applied, waiting for review, and the open work orders they affect |
| Production Cost Variance Analyst | Standard vs actual cost variance by work order for the latest costing period |
| Lot Trace Assistant | Traces one lot back to suppliers and forward to customers — same graph as the traceability page |
Where to find it
Open Automation → Agents and filter by domain, or the AI assistant panel on the related app page. Skill results land in the Suggestions queue for human approval; nothing is written to the books automatically.
