What it helps you decide
Load due-date and priority orders across a finite-capacity workweek.
Weekly scheduling
Load a weekly production plan against real daily capacity.
Paste product orders with unit time, due day, and priority; the planner sequences urgent work across Monday through Friday and flags spillover.
Start with the example
The values already filled in are a working example—not a recommendation.
- 1Choose the closest starting point.
- 2Replace the example with your real details.
- 3Read the live result and its important limits.
Your numbers
Capacity and production orders
Use the filled example first. Then replace each field with a measured value or your best current estimate.
Step 1Answer one question at a time. Your example values stay available.
Important limit
This is a first-pass finite-capacity schedule.
It does not optimize changeovers, shared equipment, batch minimums, allergen sequencing, curing or cooling time, material availability, sanitation, labor skills, maintenance, or partial-day due times. Review the generated plan before release.
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Production Planning Spreadsheet
Enter each product once, turn demand into required batches, schedule the work, and see capacity or due-date exceptions immediately.
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How to use the Production Schedule Calculator
Load due-date and priority orders across a finite-capacity workweek. The calculator runs privately in your browser and is designed to make the assumptions behind the answer visible.
What to have ready
Gather demand, lead time, case or pallet rules, capacity, setup time, freight terms, inventory position, and the cost of the proposed order.
Key inputs: Production workers; Paid hours per worker per day; Productive efficiency; Product entries.
How to use the result
Use the result to set a reorder, production, freight, or wholesale starting point, then check physical constraints, cash timing, and customer terms.
Complete workflow guide
Batch production and records
A production record is the story of one batch: what you planned, what you used, what happened, and how much good product came out.
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