Delays on the production floor often start small—a missed overlap, a resource booked twice, a shift that runs long. By the time someone spots the problem, it’s already become a bottleneck. That’s why many manufacturers are moving toward visual scheduling tools inside Business Central to regain control.
This post breaks down how production planners are replacing list-based views with visual scheduling, and how it’s helping them fix issues before they cause downtime.
Why is it so hard to catch scheduling issues in Business Central?
If you’ve tried to manage production schedules in the default Business Central interface, you know how dense it can be. You’re clicking through lists, tables, and filters—trying to piece together whether two operations are colliding or if a machine is overloaded.
It’s not that the data isn’t there. It’s just not visual. You can’t easily “see” when a delay is forming until it’s already happened.
Is there a way to reschedule production just by dragging tasks?
Yes. Visual scheduling apps built for Business Central let you drag and drop operations across the production timeline. You can:
- Move a job from one work center to another
- Shift operations to a new time slot
- See how changes affect downstream tasks or delivery dates
This gives planners flexibility to react without reworking everything manually—and avoids creating new conflicts in the process.
How can I quickly spot overloaded work centers?
One of the most useful tools is the Work Center Loading view. It displays a color-coded heatmap that highlights where resources are overbooked or underutilized. If one station is overloaded while another sits idle, the imbalance becomes immediately clear.
You can also filter by resource, zoom into specific timeframes, and save custom views tailored to how different teams schedule and monitor production.
Why use a graphical scheduler in Business Central?
Since these tools are built directly for Business Central, they use your live data—no syncing or exporting. That means:
- No duplicate records
- No external integration risk
- No retraining required
You’re working with the same production orders, BOMs, and work centers already in your system—just in a format that’s easier to work with.
For a full walkthrough of how it works, check out this blog post.
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