STEP 01
Bring in the jobs
Use current project timing and work assumptions rather than a separate planning spreadsheet.
See the workload behind a promised completion date
Check department workload before promising the completion date.
Why it matters
An open date on the calendar does not mean the shop has room
For owners and production managers who need capacity behind the calendar.
01
Sales sees dates without department workload.
02
Unscheduled jobs disappear from the plan.
03
Bottlenecks surface only after work queues up.
04
Moving a job requires rebuilding the forecast.
How it works
Turn job demand into a visible load
STEP 02
Review by department
See where demand concentrates across the parts of the shop that must perform it.
STEP 03
Place unscheduled work
Keep work that needs a date visible until it is deliberately placed.
STEP 04
Adjust before promising
Move the plan and examine the resulting load before communicating the commitment.
Illustrative workload
An open date is not the same as available capacity
Put scheduled demand beside the department’s working capacity so overload becomes a decision instead of a surprise.
Questions buyers ask
Straight answers, before the demo.
Is this finite machine scheduling?+
No. Woodsystems provides operational workload and capacity visibility; it should not be described as automatic CNC or finite machine optimization.
Can we see work by department?+
Yes. Capacity views are intended to reveal where job demand is concentrated across departments and time.
Does it connect to the calendar?+
Yes. The plan uses the job and schedule context rather than becoming an isolated forecast.
See it in action