The problem

Where a factory's week goes wrong, and what Outlay does about it

Most sites still plan the week in an ERP, spreadsheets and instinct, so the plan and the floor drift apart by Tuesday.

What planners tell usWhat Outlay does
"Every time we change, we lose."What to make next is decided on the day, so lines change more than they need to.
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A drumbeatThe same things in the same order every week; only the run length moves with demand.
Short shifts surprise usFridays, holidays and sickness are found on the morning, not the week before.
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People planned like demandThe heads each shift needs, against who is on shift, shown red days ahead.
Sold out on one line, idle on the nextSome areas cannot keep up while others wait for work.
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Capacity you can see and sellEvery line's week in one view: what is full, and what sales can still sell.
"I need the numbers to prove it."Fewer machines, fewer shifts or more people: every change is a judgement call.
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The numbers behind each changeLine hours, idle shifts and people for every plan, so the case is evidence.
How Outlay works

Three steps every week, and a fourth when you want it

Demand goes in, and Outlay plans the lines and the people. Tracking the day is an add-on on top of the plan.

1Demand inOrders and an eight-week forecast, straight from the exports you already have. Nothing retyped.In the demo: press Import demand
2Plan the linesEvery run on a line that can make it, crewed on the shifts it needs, cleans and changeovers planned in.In the demo: press Plan the week
3Plan the peopleThe heads each shift needs, with the right skills, against who is on shift, days ahead.In the demo: press Plan the people
4Track the dayAn add-on: short interval control, plan against actual on every line as it runs.In the demo: press Turn on tracking

Next: try it yourself. Press Next or the arrow key and the demo walks you through each step.

Your data in

Outlay reads the systems you already have

Your ERP, reporting tool and planning spreadsheets go in once, so Outlay knows what to make, where, how fast and with whom.

From

  • Reporting or BIOrders, forecast, sales and stock
  • ERPProducts, bills of materials, routings
  • Planning spreadsheetsLine speeds, crews, changeovers
  • RotasShift patterns, people, skills, holidays
Outlay
Readexports and files, no IT projectCheckgaps and odd numbers flagged firstKeepone master record the plan works from

So Outlay knows

  • What each run needsBill of materials: film, cases, ingredients
  • Where and how fastWhich lines can make it, at what speed
  • Who is on which shiftThe rota, so crews go where the work is
  • Who can run itCrew size and the skills it takes
The demo · press Next to go step by step

Try Outlay on a working week at a demo factory

Nine lines, a 24/5 week and 40 operators, planned by Outlay's own engines. Each step shows you what to press.

The benefits

What you just saw, and what it is worth to you

Every number below comes from the demo week, planned by Outlay's engines. Yours come from your own data.

1Fewer, better changeoversSame order, every dayThe drumbeat keeps light-to-dark changeovers and plans every allergen clean, so lines change only when they need to.30 planned changeovers, 10 allergen cleans, no run late
2No surprises on the morningShort shifts seen on MondayShort shifts show red days ahead, with the skills that are short, so cover is booked, not begged.6 short shifts found before the week starts
3Capacity you can proveSpare time, in numbersIdle hours on each shift and spare line time, so sales can sell it and the board can see it.About 70 idle hours a night
4An add-on, when you want itProblems caught as they happenWith tracking on, stops, slow lines and overruns show while the shift can act, with their knock-on.A replan in seconds when something changes
How to start

Start free, prove it on your own data, then decide

Nothing is spent until your own numbers show where the money comes from.

1FreeScoping dayA day with your planners and your exports.You get: how the week is really planned today
2FreePlaybackYour week replanned by Outlay, and the size of the prize.You get: your numbers, line by line
3Your callBusiness caseBuilt from your data, not ours.You get: a case you can fund
4Weeks, not monthsPilotA cluster of lines, measured from day one.You get: proof on your own floor
5If it paysRoll outA monthly fee that sits below the saving.You get: one plan for the whole factory
Standalone Runs from the exports you have. No IT project.No guessing Every number from your data.No lock-in Keeps working when your ERP changes.
OutlaybyLibra Europe

See it on your own factory's week

To book a free scoping day, contact rob.baldwin@libraeurope.com

Outlay by Libra Europe