ODIN Engineering transforms production planning with Proficy Scheduler’s real-time visibility and predictive scheduling Customer Story Bar Odin Engineering Share Enhanced Delivery Reliability Improved Greater Agility and Transparency Load More Customer Information Introduction Company Odin Engineering Products Proficy Scheduler / ROB-EX About Odin Engineering ODIN Engineering in Slagelse, Denmark, manufactures specialized machines for large international industrial clients among others, the healthcare, food, and wind power industries. What they have in common is their high demands for delivery reliability, which is why ODIN Engineering maintains a strong focus on production planning. The company is under constant pressure to deliver quality products on time, and when production planning was managed manually, it was a daily headache for those responsible. Not only was it challenging to maintain an overview; it was also extremely labour-intensive to incorporate changes, and difficult to see their consequences.To make planning more agile, precise, and manageable, ODIN Engineering chose to implement Proficy Scheduler. By switching to digital planning with graphical visualization of production schedules, ODIN has gained a better overview and the ability to respond quickly and well-informed when changes occur, such as rush orders, delayed raw materials, staff shortages, or similar issues. Management-friendly overview Previously, planning was a time-consuming process that was quite closed off among the planners. Sharing plans with others was difficult because they were implicit and hard to decode. With Proficy Scheduler, planning has become transparent and visible to everyone.CEO, Mads S. Rasmussen was involved in choosing Proficy Scheduler, and he clearly sees the difference between before and now: “It was our planner who held all the knowledge about production planning. Now everyone can see the plan, clearly visualized on a screen, and get an overview of what is scheduled for each machine, what is with external partners, and what we are unable to complete. Production can see what is happening right now and what is coming up. It has become much more management-friendly—actually, friendly for everyone. With Proficy Scheduler, we can concretely see how many resources we have available, and it’s something else to have it graphically presented on a screen, rather than as data lists printed on paper, which we used before.”Mads S. RasmussenCEO Integration with the ERP System Many more benefits await ODIN Engineering. Mads S. Rasmussen looks forward to Proficy Scheduler being fully established and integrated with the company’s ERP system—both in the production area and eventually in the development department—as it will eliminate even more manual processes and make data exchange completely automatic. “That will mean we can move towards better project oversight from A to Z. We are not where we want to be yet, but now we have the tool.”Mads S. RasmussenCEO Smooth implementation and a reliable Support ensuring successful daily operations “The way we have been guided through the process has truly been a positive experience.”Mads S. RasmussenCEO “We have had sessions here in our production, as well as remotely, and everything has worked perfectly. Throughout, we have felt that we were the focus as a customer, and the process was well-managed at every stage. Not all suppliers can handle such a large task.”Mads S. RasmussenCEO After the successful implementation of Proficy scheduler, the system is now part of everyday operations. When questions or issues arise, the Support team is ready to help. “The Support team is there when we need it. They respond quickly, follow up on matters, and get back to us promptly with useful answers.”Mads S. RasmussenCEO