The best alternative to the manual approach is the use of ERP for plastic manufacturing, which centralizes scheduling, automates production planning, and provides real-time insights into machine availability and material status. This is a smarter and more adaptive way where plastic manufacturers can cut downtime in half and increase their production efficiency without overloading reso... https://medium.com/@ebizframeseo/cut-downtime-in-half-through-smarter-scheduling-using-erp-for-plastic-manufacturing-c6ef60c2819f