Power Planning — skill-based planning for manufacturing.
The planning module of Instant Productivity. A skill matrix that fills itself automatically
from your instruction data, readiness-based task release, deep MES and ERP integration, SSO,
and hosting in your own Azure tenant or on-premise. For manufacturers ready to move from
“we have work instructions” to “we steer on operational readiness”.
Planning on demonstrable competence, not availability.
Three pillars where the combination of Instant Instructions + Power Planning makes the difference for manufacturing organisations.
Planning on readiness
Operators are only scheduled for tasks they have demonstrably been cleared for. The skill matrix automatically determines who can do what — no more manual checks.
Fewer faulty assignments
Work order → instruction runs automatically through planning. The right employee gets the right task in the right language and version. Audit trace per step.
Better predictability
Real-time capacity and competence dashboard for management. Shift handovers without knowledge gaps. Audit export for ISO 9001, AS9100, and IATF 16949.
How it works with Instant Instructions
A skill matrix that fills itself — from your instruction data.
Every instruction an employee completes — including the validation question — automatically populates a cell in the skill matrix. Power Planning reads that matrix and decides on this basis who can be scheduled where. No separate HR tool, no double administration.
Operator
CNC mill
Welding Robot 3
QC final check
Packaging line 2
Operator A
✓
✓
·
✓
Operator B
✓
—
✓
·
Operator C
·
✓
✓
✓
Operator D
—
✓
·
✓
Cleared (✓) · In training (·) · Not yet (—). Cells fill automatically when an employee completes an Instant Instructions instruction and answers the validation question correctly. Power Planning reads this matrix in real time when scheduling tasks.
Who it’s for
Three roles that directly benefit from Power Planning.
COOs & plant managers
For whom operational continuity, predictable lead times, and audit readiness sit at the top of the agenda.
Real-time insight into capacity and readiness
Less dependence on key personnel
Audit export per employee, per task, per version
Production & team leads
For those who decide daily who gets deployed where — and currently use Excel or a planning board for that.
A skill matrix that keeps itself up to date
No more faulty assignments
Shift handovers without knowledge gaps
IT teams with integration requirements
For teams that require standard identity providers, expect integration with existing MES/ERP suites, and want hosting to stay inside their own network.
SSO via Azure AD / SAML / OpenID
Deep MES and ERP integration
Hosting in your own Azure tenant or on-premise
In production
Manufacturers steering on readiness.
A selection of customers where Power Planning is operational today — from metal processing to specialist custom production.
Hanssen
Shifts scheduled on demonstrable competence instead of availability — fewer disruptions from wrong assignments.
TOP Groep
A skill matrix that keeps itself up to date from instruction data — no separate administration for HR and planning.
Work order linked directly to the correct work instruction — the operator always starts with the current and approved version.
Next step
Schedule a discovery session.
30 minutes on your own process. We show how the skill matrix fills itself, how task release based on demonstrable competence works, and how Power Planning connects to your MES or ERP. A practical session with a concrete working example.
