User Reviews
Schedlyzer by Optisol
USER REVIEWS - All reviews
Purchased Date: January 01, 2009
Purchasing, Millworks Etc., Inc.
June 24, 2010
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Pros
Extremely good core algoithm. It produces the optimum result for a given input and it is fast, always less than 1/2 a second. Great Gantt chart dispay. It is easy to update. New jobs can be "tested" on the schedule and easily removed, modified, etc.
Cons
Could not list my jobs in the order I wanted t see them. Has that old DOS feel, not the smooth presentation of more popular programs. Report output was not satisfactory so some reports are not used. Some limitation in "what if" analysis of different scenarios--can be confusing.
Overall
Excellent choice for us--we just wanted a pure algorithm to determine sequencing in the shop. It does that very well.
Purchased Date: March 01, 2010
Process Engineer, Schlumberger
May 18, 2010
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Pros
- Great Customer Service
- Full Gantt Chart View with ability to dig into each project or job to see specific steps
- Resource Utlilization Charts for Constraint Analysis
- Analysis of adding extra workers/machines and how it will impact the delivery dates
- Calendars to change the amount of hours workers are in the shop.
- Analysis of adding overtime and impact on delivery dates
Cons
- We have not come across any cons. The great customer service behind the product facilitates its implementation.
Overall
- I truly recommend this product to any job shop/project management team who needs to analyze constraints based on due dates of orders to customers. It is very simple to use and it is very powerful to analyze what if scenarios by changing number of workers/machines, schedules, priorities.
Purchased Date: November 01, 2007
Manager, SRCO Inc
May 05, 2010
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Pros
A powerful schedule tool. We are a small manufacturing company that make aircraft hardware with many processes, both in and out of our shop. This tool lets us forecast potential bottlenecks and work around them BEFORE they affect our deliveries. We can see ahead of time where machines will be lacking work and schedule them to fit our needs. Every machine, outside processor, and employee can have their own alloted time to work into the overall picture.
Cons
I need to manually compact the Access database weekly.
I wish the table column widths could be saved.
I would like operations to have the option of overall prioritizing.
Overall
We are a small machine shop and this tool fits us. But I can see this tool working in very large shops as well.
I looked at several other more expensive packages and they did not have the power and flexibility of Schedlyzer.
Purchased Date: April 01, 2007
Tooling Manager, Micro Plastics, Inc.
May 04, 2010
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Pros
It produces accurate schedules very fast. It lets me see conflicts and bottlenecks much earlier in the process. We were easily able to link the software to the shop floor, through a .net program we created, so employees can update time remaining on the current job. Job entry is fast and easy after your templates are set-up. It handles multiple shifts and vacations well. Reasonable cost.
Cons
Should include a way for shop floor to update time remaining. My learning curve was 2 months but I had no background in scheduling. Mouse scroll button doesn't work on most screens.
Overall
I would highly recommend this software to anyone wanting a finite scheduler to handle dissimilar routings with cross trained employees working different shifts.
