Description

📊 Excel Production Scheduler for Multi-Workstation Factories

Optimize your factory workflow and streamline your production process with this powerful Excel-based scheduling solution.

Whether you’re running a woodworking shop, an assembly line, or a packaging facility, this template provides a visual, logic-based approach to scheduling production across multiple workstations with ease.

🔧 Key Features

• Multi-Stage Production Support:
  Set up to five production stages (e.g., Sawing → Refining → Coloring → Packing). Each stage can have multiple units, and items will flow automatically based on the defined order.
• Custom Workstation Setup:
  Define workstation types, assign multiple units to each type, and set individual capacities and processing times (in days). Custom names and work units are supported—adjust to fit your specific operations.
• Order-Based Scheduling:
  Input customer orders with item type, quantity, and due dates. Then generate a production schedule at the click of a button.
• Customer & Item Restrictions:
  Easily exclude specific customers or items from certain workstation types using the built-in limitation settings.
• Visual Gantt Chart View:
  Automatically generates a clear, color-coded Gantt chart showing production by workstation and day—weekends are excluded for realistic planning.
• One-Click Schedule Generation:
  Update your production plan anytime with one click. The system handles the logic and ensures efficient allocation based on workstation capacity and due dates.
• Editable & Expandable:
  Add extra columns (like priority, sales rep, notes) without breaking the code. Need more than 5 workstations? The template can be modified to support additional stages.

🧠 Built-In Logic Highlights

• Orders are scheduled sequentially, based on row order and due dates.
• Weekends are skipped automatically for realistic timelines.
• Flexible units and metrics: Supports any measurement (units, tons, liters).
• Includes information tooltips and built-in guidance.

🎯 Ideal For

• Woodworking factories
• Small manufacturers
• Assembly and packing lines
• Warehouses with multi-step processing
• Any business managing sequential workflows

📦 What You Get

• Fully automated Excel workbook
• Built-in Gantt chart and scheduler engine (VBA-powered)
• Step-by-step workstation and order setup
• Editable planning fields
• Helpful documentation and tooltips included in the file

📅 Plan Smarter. Work Faster. Ship On Time.
Take control of your production schedule today with this easy-to-use Excel solution.