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Scheduled for massive growth 31/10/2006
 
A cool $70 million of additional annual revenues is being recorded by steel producer Companhia Siderúrgica de Tubarão (CST) in Espírito Santo, Brazil, thanks entirely to an advanced planning and scheduling system from Preactor, implemented by local reseller Tecmaran. Preactor schedules operations in line with several rules and strategies, using orders to be satisfied as the input. Some parameters are fixed while others can be modified – for example, availability of pig iron can modify speed of steel production. The rules adopted are primarily: balance orders to keep the casting machines working (with priorities); minimise WIP; and balance the converter machines with casting machines.
 
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