PlanetTogether (CAI Software)

PlanetTogether APS is production planning and scheduling software aimed at manufacturers who currently rely on spreadsheets or manual methods. The vendor's site describes a workflow of importing master data from an ERP or Excel, weighting optimization factors through a rules engine, generating an optimized schedule, allowing manual adjustments such as taking a machine offline or expediting an order, and then publishing the schedule back to the ERP for the shop floor. It also describes reporting and dashboard capabilities covering production, capacity, inventory, and financial performance.

The vendor's site lists industries including aerospace and defense, chemical, food and beverage, high-tech, industrial machines, life sciences, metal fabrication, mobility, and printing and packaging. It states integration with systems such as SAP, NetSuite, Kinaxis Maestro, and AVEVA to connect ERP, supply chain, and manufacturing execution data. The site does not specify company size restrictions, though it references large, well-known manufacturers among its base.

Pricing is not stated anywhere in the material reviewed; the site directs visitors to request a demo rather than listing plans or costs. Deployment details are not described beyond mentioning cloud-based analytics for reporting, leaving the core scheduling application's hosting model unclear. Exactly how the named ERP and MES integrations are configured or licensed is also not explained on the pages reviewed.