Features

Everything Your Shop Floor Needs. Nothing It Doesn't.

Purpose-built scheduling intelligence for manufacturing — conflict detection, multi-step routing, utilization tracking, and drag-and-drop Gantt charts. No ERP bloat.

Scheduling
Conflict Detection
Utilization
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CNC Mill #1
JOB-2847Op 10: Mill
JOB-2851Op 10: Mill
CNC Lathe #2
JOB-2847Op 20: Lathe
JOB-2849Op 10: Turn
Grinder #3
JOB-2847Op 30: Grind
Inspect #4
JOB-2847Op 40: Inspect
4 machines · 3 active jobs · 6 operations trackedMulti-Step Routing Active
Core Capabilities

Six Features That Replace Your Whiteboard

Each one solves a specific, expensive problem that manual scheduling creates on your shop floor.

Core Scheduling

GHorizontal Gantt Chart

Machines on the Y-axis, time on the X-axis — the universal mental model for production scheduling. Zoom from hourly to monthly views. Pan, scroll, and search across your entire shop floor. Filter by machine, work center, job status, or priority level.

Drag-and-drop job scheduling with immediate visual feedback
Zoom levels from hourly to monthly views
Filter by machine, work center, job, status, and priority
Search by job name, ID, or customer name
Printable daily view for shop floor posting
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Horizontal Gantt Chart
5 capabilities included
Conflict Detection

!Real-Time Conflict Detection

When two jobs or operations are assigned to the same machine during overlapping time periods, both blocks highlight red with a conflict indicator. Warnings by default — not hard blocks. You may intentionally overbook to account for expected early completion.

Instant red highlighting on overlapping assignments
Warnings by default — respects your judgment
Conflict indicator with details on hover
Works across both jobs and individual operations
Conflict & violation log for historical review
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Real-Time Conflict Detection
5 capabilities included
Routing Templates

RMulti-Step Routing Templates

Define reusable, ordered operation sequences — Op 10: Mill, Op 20: Lathe, Op 30: Grind, Op 40: Inspect. Each template specifies the operation name, default machine, and estimated duration. Apply templates to multiple jobs with a single click.

Reusable operation sequences with default machines and durations
Apply to multiple jobs with a single action
Each operation independently schedulable on the Gantt
Directional connector lines between operations
Color grouping for visual job identification
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Multi-Step Routing Templates
5 capabilities included
Quality Control

SSequence Enforcement

Configurable per organization as either a warning or a hard block. When an operation is scheduled before its predecessor completes, the system displays a sequence violation indicator. In hard-block mode, the schedule cannot be saved with out-of-sequence operations.

Warning mode (default): flag out-of-order scheduling
Hard-block mode: prevent saving invalid sequences
Configurable per organization (Professional+ tiers)
Prevents quality escapes — parts won't skip inspection
Supports compliance with ISO 9001 and AS9100 workflows
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Sequence Enforcement
5 capabilities included
Reporting

%Utilization Dashboards

Scheduled time versus available time per machine and per work center. Available time is derived from your configured operating hours and shift schedules. Real-time dashboards plus exportable reports for management review.

Per-machine and per-work-center utilization percentages
Idle time analysis and capacity bottleneck identification
Real-time in-app dashboards
Exportable CSV reports for management review
Data for capital equipment purchase decisions
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Utilization Dashboards
5 capabilities included
Status Tracking

TOperation-Level Status Tracking

Track each operation as Queued, In-Progress, or Complete. Job-level status derives automatically — a job is only Complete when every operation is finished. Visual status indicators on the Gantt chart keep the whole team informed.

Operation statuses: Queued, In-Progress, Complete
Job status auto-derived from operation statuses
Visual indicators on the Gantt chart
Priority levels: Low, Medium, High, Rush
Reduces manual status update overhead
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Operation-Level Status Tracking
5 capabilities included
Platform

Built for Real Manufacturing Operations

Enterprise-grade platform capabilities without enterprise complexity or pricing.

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Role-Based Access

Manager role with full scheduling control. Operator role with configurable read-only or restricted edit access. Keep your shop floor informed without risking schedule changes.

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Work Center Organization

Group machines into logical work centers — CNC Mills, Lathes, Inspection. Filter the Gantt by work center. Utilization reporting aggregates at both machine and work center levels.

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CSV Import

Bulk import machines, jobs, and routing templates via CSV upload. Validates data formats, reports row-level errors, and summarizes results. Reduces onboarding from hours to minutes.

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Multi-Tenant Data Isolation

Complete data separation between organizations enforced at the database level with Row Level Security. Your data is invisible to every other organization on the platform.

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Timezone-Aware Scheduling

All data stored in UTC, displayed in your organization's configured timezone. Consistent scheduling across shifts and locations without manual time conversion.

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Self-Service Billing

Stripe-powered subscription management. Sign up, upgrade, or manage your plan without contacting support. Monthly or annual billing with automatic invoicing.

Scope

What We Don't Build

MachineScheduler stays focused. We solve scheduling — not everything else. That's what makes us fast, simple, and affordable.

Explicitly Out of Scope
IoT hardware / sensor connectivity
Real-time machine monitoring
ERP functionality (accounting, quoting, inventory)
Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS)
Compliance reporting (ISO 9001, AS9100)
Customer/CRM functionality
Mobile native apps (web-responsive instead)
SSO / SAML authentication
Public API (future enterprise feature)
Automatic cascade rescheduling
The distinction: MachineScheduler tells you what the problem is (out-of-sequence warning, conflict detection). APS tools try to solve it automatically. We stay on the information side of that line — because shop floor managers know their shops better than any algorithm.

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