Accevo APS vs Seiki Advanced Planning and Scheduling

Accevo APS is a web application for creating executable manufacturing schedules alongside ERP systems. It plans machines, qualified personnel, tools, materials and other production resources against real constraints. The planning engine can balance up to seven weighted criteria, including setup and production costs, throughput time, capacity use and delivery reliability. Integrated MRP provides lot-size optimization, pull-push strategies and Available-to-Promise checks. Planners adjust an interactive Gantt chart with real-time restriction checks, while scenario mode compares simulated plans using KPIs before commitment. REST APIs and dedicated connectors provide bidirectional synchronization with SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Infor and Comarch. When connected to Accevo MES, confirmations, machine states and order progress update schedules in real time. No client installation is required. Accevo lists food and beverage, automotive and electronics, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, and discrete manufacturing. Typical implementation is 3–6 months, with ERP integration usually 4–6 weeks. License choices are perpetual, subscription or fully managed SaaS; pricing is on request.

Seiki Advanced Planning and Scheduling, also called Seiki Scheduler, builds manufacturing production plans around actual capacity to balance delivery dates and workload. It schedules operations against available resources and supports real-time adjustments. An interactive graphical planning board summarizes active order loading and operation details, while built-in sequencing rules provide a baseline that planners can refine. Users can model schedule changes and compare saved snapshots before choosing a plan; running scenarios and saving snapshots for evaluation requires the optional Simulation license. Seiki EAI connects the scheduler to ERP, MRP, PLM, and other databases, with one-way or bidirectional transfer. SQL views and CSV files are described as import methods. The Scheduler can also operate without ERP, using manually entered works orders and routing templates. It supports finite-capacity scheduling, machine and labor capacity planning, and material constraints. Seiki says it can handle tens of thousands of operations, though saving changes takes longer as the database grows. It is licensed per resource, with no stated cap on resource count. Seiki AIR runs in a browser and supports self-hosted web server or Microsoft IIS deployment; Windows is also listed. Pricing is available on request.