Converting Scheduling
Converting Scheduling Software for Corrugated and Folding Carton Plants
Run a tighter lineup. Hit more ship dates. Grow without adding headcount.
Advanced Planning Board (APB) is AI-assisted converting scheduling software built natively into Amtech’s EnCore ERP, purpose-built for corrugated box plants, sheet plants, and folding carton manufacturers.
APB automates production sequencing, balances converting equipment workloads, and improves on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery performance. Your scheduling team stops firefighting lineups and starts running a tighter operation and your plant takes on more orders with the people and machines you already have.
Scheduling Gets Harder as Your Plant Grows
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Every Rush Order Costs You More Than You Think
When a hot job jumps the lineup, it doesn’t just affect that order, it pushes committed dates for your best customers and burns setup time across every machine it touches. -
Machine Downtime Shouldn’t Rebuild Your Whole Schedule
One die change or mechanical issue forces your scheduler to manually reshuffle the entire lineup, time that comes out of production. -
Manual Scheduling Limits How Much Business You Can Take On
If your planner is spending hours a day rebuilding lineups, you’re paying people to fight the schedule instead of filling capacity. -
You Find Out About Late Orders After It’s Too Late to Fix Them
Disconnected systems mean priorities shift on the floor before your team knows there’s a problem.
What Is Converting Scheduling Software for Corrugated Plants?
Converting scheduling software automates the sequencing of orders across corrugator lines, converting equipment, and finishing operations in corrugated box plants and folding carton facilities. Advanced Planning Board (APB) is Amtech’s purpose-built solution, integrated natively into EnCore ERP, that uses AI-driven logic to build and maintain production lineups, automatically adjusting when downtime, rush orders, or material changes occur.
How Does APB Help Corrugated Plants Improve on-time Delivery?
APB improves on-time, in-full (OTIF) performance by prioritizing orders based on committed ship dates, preferred customer status, and machine capacity and dynamically rescheduling when disruptions occur. Schedulers focus on exceptions only, rather than manually rebuilding lineups throughout the day.
AI-Assisted Scheduling Built Around Real Plant Operations
Advanced Planning Board combines intelligent automation, production logic, and machine balancing into one scheduling environment designed specifically for corrugated and folding carton manufacturing. Built natively into EnCore ERP not integrated after the fact.
Automated Scheduling Logic
Reduce repetitive scheduling work with intelligent production sequencing.
Real-Time Schedule Adjustments
Respond faster to downtime, priority changes, and production disruptions.
Multi-Plant Visibility
Coordinate scheduling across multiple operations from one connected view.
Machine & Load Balancing
Distribute workloads more efficiently across converting equipment and production lines.
OTIF Performance Optimization
Improve on-time, in-full delivery performance with smarter planning visibility.
Packaging Workflow Alignment
Keep production, inventory, and delivery timelines aligned across the operation.
Intelligent Scheduling That Learns from Your Production Patterns
APB uses machine learning to build increasingly accurate schedules from your own plant’s production history no manual calibration required.
The System Learns From:
- Actual run speeds by machine and board grade
- Die change and setup time patterns
- Product similarity for run grouping
- Multi-operation job dependencies
- Historical machine performance across shifts
This Allows Schedulers To:
- Improve throughput
- Reduce work-in-progress
- Improve machine utilization
- Increase scheduling accuracy
- Support better production flow
Better Workload Distribution Across the Plant
Flexible Point & Formula Scheduling
Build scheduling logic around operational priorities, machine rules, and production requirements.
Dynamic Rescheduling
Automatically adjust schedules when downtime or production changes occur.
Machine & Capacity Balancing
Distribute work intelligently across available converting equipment.
Faster “What-If” Planning
Test production scenarios before making scheduling changes.
Real-Time Production Coordination
Keep converting operations aligned with changing priorities across the plant.
“Advanced Planning Board (APB) has been a huge upgrade with fast time to value and has made us more efficient and effective with the day-to-day planning. I feel like the decisions I am making are much more accurate and informed.”
— Nathan Christy, Production Scheduling Manager, Complete Design & Packaging
Better Scheduling Creates Better Plant Performance
Before APB
- Schedulers rebuild lineups manually all day
- Reactive decisions driven by whoever shouts loudest
- Unplanned downtime scrambles the whole shift
- Some machines overloaded, others underused
- You find out about late orders after the fact
With APB
- Lineups build and adjust automatically
- Best customers get committed dates protected
- Downtime triggers automatic rescheduling across all equipment
- Machine workload balanced across all converting lines
- Take on more orders with the same scheduling team
- Plant-wide visibility from any location
Connected to the Systems Running Your Plant
If you’re running EnCore ERP, APB connects directly to every system your plant already depends on.
Ready to Schedule Smarter and Ship on Time, Every Time?
Advanced Planning Board is built specifically for corrugated box plants, sheet plants, and folding carton manufacturers that need to automate converting scheduling, protect customer commitments, and grow production capacity without growing their scheduling team.
See how APB fits into your operation and into EnCore ERP.
