Optimizing Manufacturing Production Scheduling (MPS) using constraint programming

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

The need for modernization based on digital capabilities is evident in almost all areas of the manufacturing enterprise today – not just on the shopfloor, but also in the sales, planning, engineering, and service functions. Significant shifts are underway in the manufacturing industry driven by world events as well as technology. This paper discusses these shifts in the industry along with key business and technology capabilities manufacturers need today to navigate this disruption and stay competitive. It also shows how Infosys Discrete Manufacturing Solution can empower manufacturers with these capabilities.

whitePaper | February 29, 2020

Ideal Boilers in Hull, UK started manufacturing boilers back in 1906. Since autumn 2018, the boiler chassis for the domestic range of boilers have been manufactured in a fully automated and highly efficient process designed by AP&T. Over 400,000 boilers leave the factory in Hull every year for households and commercial properties all over the UK. In order to meet the growing demand for the company’s products, Ideal Boilers decided in 2016 to investigate the possibilities for increased automation and streamlined production.

whitePaper | May 11, 2020

In manufacturing, the slightest deviation can have significant repercussions. This guide presents solutions, in the form of best practices, that will help quality and production managers solve their productivity issues and implement near-line and in-line automated dimensional inspections.

whitePaper | August 22, 2022

The coronavirus pandemic that unfolded in 2020 and which is still yet to be fully under control, has had dramatic impacts in every aspect of our daily lives, from the way we work to the way we interact socially and to how organizations are structured. Some of its impacts are yet to be fully grasped, as several new studies provide further evidence of significant changes, ranging from its impact on our health to the way we learn and to how companies have been required to redefine their work model.

whitePaper | September 12, 2022

Three-dimensional (3D) printing of complex applications and machine components is a reality. 3D printing offers the ability to produce rapidly and at low cost both industrial-scale runs of high-value parts and one-of-a-kind parts. Now, with an advanced technology for metal parts, HP continues to reinvent the design, production, and distribution of 3D-printed parts to drive the digital transformation of manufacturing with the most advanced 3D metals printing technology for mass production: HP Metal Jet.

whitePaper | October 1, 2021

Digitalization is changing how humans live and behave in many ways. It has a huge impact on almost all aspects of society. Just look at manufacturing. Factories have used digital applications for decades, but the impact of a new technological paradigm founded on the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, and realized in the Industry 4.0 concept, is driving the world of manufacturing into a completely different playing field.