Production Calendar
Month and Week Views
Every work order on its due date. Each order is coloured by type of production and carries a flag icon when it needs attention; completed orders are dimmed. Click any order to open it.
Production Calendar & Schedule
See Every Work Order by Date and on a Gantt Timeline — and Which Ones Need Attention
Know What Is Late Before the Customer Calls
Planners should not have to build a spreadsheet every morning to find out which orders are slipping. Synesis MES now gives them two views of the same plan: a Production Calendar that shows every work order on its due date, and a Production Schedule in Gantt form that shows how long each order runs and how far along it is. Both are coloured by the type of production and both use the same attention flags, so the order that is behind on the calendar is behind on the Gantt and on the home page.
The flags are calculated, not typed. An order is Late when its due date has passed. It is Behind when its progress is well under where it should be by today, based on how much of the planned-start-to-due window has gone by. On Hold, Not Released and Due Today complete the picture, and everything else is On Track.
Scheduling Capabilities
Gantt Production Schedule
Week · 2 Weeks · Month
Bars from planned start to planned finish, filled to percent complete, with the due date marked and today drawn across the chart. Groups by type of production collapse, and each group shows how many of its orders are late.
Attention Flags
Late · Behind · On Hold · Not Released
Late orders show a red outline and their overrun to today; behind orders show where progress should be by now; on-hold bars are striped and not-released bars dashed. "Needs attention only" hides everything that is on track.
Type of Production
Core Process · Sub-Process
Parts and routings are classified by core process (Machining, Fabrication, Assembly, Finishing, Quality) and sub-process (Turning, Welding, Final Assembly…). That classification drives the colours, the grouping and the filters.
This Week on the Home Page
Late + Due in 7 Days
The home page lists every late order and everything due in the next seven days with the same flags, days late or days left, progress and expected progress — the planner's day starts with what needs action.
Edit While Planned
Reschedule Before Release
Planned orders can be edited — part, quantity, priority, due date and planned start. Changing the part or quantity recalculates materials and operations; once released, the order belongs to the floor.
Three Views, One Set of Rules
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Production Schedule show?
A Gantt timeline with one row per work order, grouped by type of production. Each bar runs from planned start to planned finish (or due date), filled to the percent complete, with a marker on the due date and a line for today. Late orders show their overrun from the due date to today.
How does the MES decide an order is Behind?
It compares progress with the share of the planned-start-to-due window that has already passed. An order more than 20 points under that expected progress, or due within a day and under 75 percent done, is flagged Behind, and the expected percent is shown next to the bar.
What is the type of production?
The core process of the part being made, such as Machining, Fabrication, Assembly, Finishing or Quality. Parts and routings are classified by core process and sub-process in the MES, and the calendar and schedule use that classification for colour and grouping.
Where do planners see what needs attention today?
The MES home page lists every late order and everything due in the next seven days, each with the same attention flag, progress and expected progress, so the day starts with the orders that need action.
See Your Plan the Way the Floor Sees It
Walk through the production calendar, the Gantt schedule and the This Week list with your own scenarios in a live Synesis MES demo.
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