MERIT 2.0 Finite Scheduler
Finite scheduling • TOC-aware • SIS-ready
Part of the MERIT 2.0 manufacturing operating system
Designed for TOC + constraints
Turns plans into SIS execution
Make the schedule real—
then make it executable.
The MERIT 2.0 Finite Scheduler produces a constraint-aware plan that reflects
real capacity, real changeovers, and real readiness.
Then it hands the plan to Short-Interval Scheduling (SIS) as an executable contract—
so supervisors aren’t forced to “fix the schedule” every hour.
Finite capacity by resource or tag-group
Schedule machine-centric or grouped assets (cells, capability pools) using your tag criteria.
Constraint-first sequencing (TOC)
Protect the bottleneck, manage buffers, and prevent starvation with repeatable rules.
Readiness-aware commitments
Material, tooling, QA, labor—readiness signals shape the plan before it becomes a miss.
Built to feed SIS
Outputs a clean “Now–Next–Later ready” sequence for SIS Queue to lock and execute.
What the finite plan looks like
Constraint lane is protected. Non-constraints are sequenced to feed it—then handed to SIS.
Mode: TOC
Scope: Tag Group
Horizon: 2 weeks
Finite Schedule Preview
GROUP: CNC‑5AXIS • Constraint protected
Constraint Lane (drum)
Buffer: 🟠 62%
WO‑21418 / OP‑40
Housing Finish • Family A
Start
Mon 08:00
End
Mon 13:20
Setup
0:35
Run
4:45
Material
Tooling
QA Hold Pending
WO‑21433 / OP‑20
Bracket Mill • Family A
Start
Mon 13:20
End
Mon 18:05
Setup
0:20
Run
4:25
Material
Tooling
Operator
Feeder Lane (rope)
Starvation Risk: 🟢 Low
WO‑21433 / OP‑10
Saw Cut • Feeds 5AXIS OP‑20
Kit Ready
Program
Fixture
WO‑21418 / OP‑30
Rough Mill • Feeds 5AXIS OP‑40
Kit Ready
Tool Preset
Operator
Handoff to SIS (execution contract)
Freeze Zone: 2–4 hrs
Export: Now–Next–Later Queue
SIS locks NOW, stages NEXT (readiness), and governs exceptions without rewriting the plan.
Constraint protected
Readiness surfaced early
Audit trail on changes
Why finite scheduling (inside SIS delivery) matters
SIS stabilizes execution by locking short-interval commitments. But if the “plan” ignores capacity, changeovers, or constraints,
SIS spends the shift managing damage. Finite scheduling prevents that.
🧱
Schedules become commitments
Finite capacity + constraint logic produces realistic start/finish times—so “late” means something.
🎯
TOC-first stability
Protect the bottleneck, manage buffers, and sequence feeders to prevent starvation and throughput loss.
🧩
Direct handoff to SIS
The schedule exports a clean queue, not a chart. SIS turns it into Now/Next/Later execution control.
“If the constraint stops, throughput stops.”
The finite scheduler’s job is to keep the constraint productive with ready, sequenced work—then let SIS enforce the contract.
The finite scheduler’s job is to keep the constraint productive with ready, sequenced work—then let SIS enforce the contract.
— The TOC spine: drum, buffer, rope
“Plans don’t fail—handoffs fail.”
MERIT 2.0 links planning to execution with readiness gates, controlled changes, and proof—so the plan survives shift change.
MERIT 2.0 links planning to execution with readiness gates, controlled changes, and proof—so the plan survives shift change.
— Scheduler → SIS → Governance
The engine: TOC-driven, customer-configurable rules
A planner can tune rules by site, cell, resource, or tag-defined asset group—without breaking the TOC spine.
🧠
Rules by manufacturing type
Job shop, flow line, batch/process, hybrid—each delivered as a policy pack, then tuned to your plant.
🏷️
Tag-group scheduling
Toggle machine-centric or grouped assets (cells/capability pools). Reconfigure groups with tags—no rebuild required.
🧾
Explainable decisions
Every dispatch recommendation includes the “why”: gates, TOC banding, score, and tie-breakers with audit history.
Rule layers: readiness gates (must-pass) → TOC banding (CCR / feeds CCR / other) → scoring + tie-breaks.
Guardrail: TOC banding remains dominant, while customers tune thresholds, weights, and tie-break order.
Guardrail: TOC banding remains dominant, while customers tune thresholds, weights, and tie-break order.
Scheduler → SIS: the missing layer between “planning” and the shop floor
Finite Scheduler builds the plan. SIS enforces it in short intervals with Now/Next/Later commitments, readiness gates, and governed exceptions.
1
Build finite plan
Capacity-realistic sequencing by resource or tag group, with constraints protected.
2
Publish queue
Export the next sequence as an executable queue (not a spreadsheet chart).
3
Lock execution
SIS creates a Freeze Zone and commits 2–4 hours of constraint work.
4
Govern changes
Break-freeze only with authorization; every change logged with proof and learning signals.
Deliverable reality: Customers don’t buy “a scheduler.” They buy predictable shipping, stable throughput, and fewer emergencies.
The Finite Scheduler + SIS pairing is how MERIT 2.0 turns intent into execution.
Integrations that make finite scheduling work in the real world
Pull plan inputs from ERP and routing. Pull reality from the shop floor. Keep governance and proof in one operating loop.
🧾
ERP + routing + priorities
Work orders, operations, due dates, standards, priorities, and changeover families—mirrored into MERIT 2.0.
🏭
Shop-floor truth
Machine states, counts, downtime reasons, and pace—so “capacity” reflects reality, not assumption.
🛡️
Quality + maintenance readiness
Holds, inspections, PM windows, breakdowns, and readiness gates shape the schedule before the shift fails.
Architecture hint: high-volume events append-only; plan/dispatch transactional; interval summaries materialized for fast SIS scoreboards.
Outcome: fewer “re-schedules,” fewer hot lists, and a stable constraint rhythm.
Outcome: fewer “re-schedules,” fewer hot lists, and a stable constraint rhythm.
Want a finite schedule that actually survives the shift?
We’ll map your constraint, tag groups, changeover families, and readiness signals—then show Scheduler → SIS running on your reality.
Positioning note: MERIT 2.0 is the governed manufacturing operating system. The Finite Scheduler is the planning module.
SIS is the execution layer that locks short-interval commitments and governs exceptions.
MERIT 2.0: Exception → Governed Work → Gate → Proof → Learning
MERIT 2.0 Finite Scheduler
Finite scheduling • TOC-aware • SIS-ready
Part of the MERIT 2.0 manufacturing operating system
Designed for TOC + constraints
Turns plans into SIS execution
Make the schedule real—
then make it executable.
The MERIT 2.0 Finite Scheduler produces a constraint-aware plan that reflects
real capacity, real changeovers, and real readiness.
Then it hands the plan to Short-Interval Scheduling (SIS) as an executable contract—
so supervisors aren’t forced to “fix the schedule” every hour.
Finite capacity by resource or tag-group
Schedule machine-centric or grouped assets (cells, capability pools) using your tag criteria.
Constraint-first sequencing (TOC)
Protect the bottleneck, manage buffers, and prevent starvation with repeatable rules.
Readiness-aware commitments
Material, tooling, QA, labor—readiness signals shape the plan before it becomes a miss.
Built to feed SIS
Outputs a clean “Now–Next–Later ready” sequence for SIS Queue to lock and execute.
What the finite plan looks like
Constraint lane is protected. Non-constraints are sequenced to feed it—then handed to SIS.
Mode: TOC
Scope: Tag Group
Horizon: 2 weeks
Finite Schedule Preview
GROUP: CNC‑5AXIS • Constraint protected
Constraint Lane (drum)
Buffer: 🟠 62%
WO‑21418 / OP‑40
Housing Finish • Family A
Start
Mon 08:00
End
Mon 13:20
Setup
0:35
Run
4:45
Material
Tooling
QA Hold Pending
WO‑21433 / OP‑20
Bracket Mill • Family A
Start
Mon 13:20
End
Mon 18:05
Setup
0:20
Run
4:25
Material
Tooling
Operator
Feeder Lane (rope)
Starvation Risk: 🟢 Low
WO‑21433 / OP‑10
Saw Cut • Feeds 5AXIS OP‑20
Kit Ready
Program
Fixture
WO‑21418 / OP‑30
Rough Mill • Feeds 5AXIS OP‑40
Kit Ready
Tool Preset
Operator
Handoff to SIS (execution contract)
Freeze Zone: 2–4 hrs
Export: Now–Next–Later Queue
SIS locks NOW, stages NEXT (readiness), and governs exceptions without rewriting the plan.
Constraint protected
Readiness surfaced early
Audit trail on changes
Why finite scheduling (inside SIS delivery) matters
SIS stabilizes execution by locking short-interval commitments. But if the “plan” ignores capacity, changeovers, or constraints,
SIS spends the shift managing damage. Finite scheduling prevents that.
🧱
Schedules become commitments
Finite capacity + constraint logic produces realistic start/finish times—so “late” means something.
🎯
TOC-first stability
Protect the bottleneck, manage buffers, and sequence feeders to prevent starvation and throughput loss.
🧩
Direct handoff to SIS
The schedule exports a clean queue, not a chart. SIS turns it into Now/Next/Later execution control.
“If the constraint stops, throughput stops.”
The finite scheduler’s job is to keep the constraint productive with ready, sequenced work—then let SIS enforce the contract.
The finite scheduler’s job is to keep the constraint productive with ready, sequenced work—then let SIS enforce the contract.
— The TOC spine: drum, buffer, rope
“Plans don’t fail—handoffs fail.”
MERIT 2.0 links planning to execution with readiness gates, controlled changes, and proof—so the plan survives shift change.
MERIT 2.0 links planning to execution with readiness gates, controlled changes, and proof—so the plan survives shift change.
— Scheduler → SIS → Governance
The engine: TOC-driven, customer-configurable rules
A planner can tune rules by site, cell, resource, or tag-defined asset group—without breaking the TOC spine.
🧠
Rules by manufacturing type
Job shop, flow line, batch/process, hybrid—each delivered as a policy pack, then tuned to your plant.
🏷️
Tag-group scheduling
Toggle machine-centric or grouped assets (cells/capability pools). Reconfigure groups with tags—no rebuild required.
🧾
Explainable decisions
Every dispatch recommendation includes the “why”: gates, TOC banding, score, and tie-breakers with audit history.
Rule layers: readiness gates (must-pass) → TOC banding (CCR / feeds CCR / other) → scoring + tie-breaks.
Guardrail: TOC banding remains dominant, while customers tune thresholds, weights, and tie-break order.
Guardrail: TOC banding remains dominant, while customers tune thresholds, weights, and tie-break order.
Scheduler → SIS: the missing layer between “planning” and the shop floor
Finite Scheduler builds the plan. SIS enforces it in short intervals with Now/Next/Later commitments, readiness gates, and governed exceptions.
1
Build finite plan
Capacity-realistic sequencing by resource or tag group, with constraints protected.
2
Publish queue
Export the next sequence as an executable queue (not a spreadsheet chart).
3
Lock execution
SIS creates a Freeze Zone and commits 2–4 hours of constraint work.
4
Govern changes
Break-freeze only with authorization; every change logged with proof and learning signals.
Deliverable reality: Customers don’t buy “a scheduler.” They buy predictable shipping, stable throughput, and fewer emergencies.
The Finite Scheduler + SIS pairing is how MERIT 2.0 turns intent into execution.
Integrations that make finite scheduling work in the real world
Pull plan inputs from ERP and routing. Pull reality from the shop floor. Keep governance and proof in one operating loop.
🧾
ERP + routing + priorities
Work orders, operations, due dates, standards, priorities, and changeover families—mirrored into MERIT 2.0.
🏭
Shop-floor truth
Machine states, counts, downtime reasons, and pace—so “capacity” reflects reality, not assumption.
🛡️
Quality + maintenance readiness
Holds, inspections, PM windows, breakdowns, and readiness gates shape the schedule before the shift fails.
Architecture hint: high-volume events append-only; plan/dispatch transactional; interval summaries materialized for fast SIS scoreboards.
Outcome: fewer “re-schedules,” fewer hot lists, and a stable constraint rhythm.
Outcome: fewer “re-schedules,” fewer hot lists, and a stable constraint rhythm.
Want a finite schedule that actually survives the shift?
We’ll map your constraint, tag groups, changeover families, and readiness signals—then show Scheduler → SIS running on your reality.
Positioning note: MERIT 2.0 is the governed manufacturing operating system. The Finite Scheduler is the planning module.
SIS is the execution layer that locks short-interval commitments and governs exceptions.
MERIT 2.0: Exception → Governed Work → Gate → Proof → Learning