Production scheduling software

• keyboard_arrow_downHow is Anolla different from conventional production scheduling software?
  Typical production planning calendars only offer job scheduling and do not manage production volumes or equipment utilization. Anolla is a comprehensive all-in-one production capacity booking and workflow management platform designed specifically for production floors, manufacturing lines, CNC machine operators, rental equipment and production order management. The solution combines production space booking, customer and order management (CRM/ORM), workflow automation and production resource planning (MRP/APS). Unlike static calendars, Anolla uses AI-based time planning, material demand forecasting and equipment load optimization. The platform supports dynamic pricing for production hours, machine runtime and batch volumes. Anolla enables you to manage hourly machine bookings as well as multi-day production cycles and projects in parallel within a single central production planning view.
• keyboard_arrow_downDoes Anolla support hourly and multi-day production bookings at the same time?
  Yes, this is one of Anolla’s main competitive advantages among production planning tools. Unlike many production capacity booking systems, Anolla does not force production management to choose either an hourly machine-rental model or a purely day-based batch production model. The platform simultaneously supports hourly machine and equipment schedules, day-based production orders, and production projects with variable duration. Under one manufacturing company account, you can manage different production lines, workshops, machines, workstations, and subcontracting in parallel. All booked production hours, batch windows, and equipment rental periods are consolidated into a single central production calendar. Anolla is ideally suited for hybrid manufacturing business models such as metal workshops, woodworking, 3D printing centers, CNC studios, small-batch producers, rental equipment fleets, and consultative product development.
• keyboard_arrow_downHow does the Anolla AI assistant reduce administrative workload and human errors in production management?
  Anolla’s automated AI-driven production support assistant works 24/7 and responds to standard requests from both production customers and internal teams. The assistant automatically resolves up to 79.3%¹ of recurring booking requests, deadline clarifications and production capacity availability questions without planner involvement. The AI assistant also handles up to 52.4%¹ of first-level technical questions related to the production calendar, machine reservations, task statuses and order changes. Automated customer and production communication reduces planners’ and supervisors’ manual administration time by up to 39.3%¹, minimising double bookings, incorrect machine allocations and scheduling conflicts. The result is a significantly lower administrative burden for production managers and far fewer downtime incidents caused by human error.
• keyboard_arrow_downHow does Anolla’s dynamic pricing module help manufacturing companies offer prices optimized for their production volume?
  Anolla’s dynamic pricing module automates the pricing and sales strategy for production capacity. A manufacturing company can configure detailed pricing rules based on hourly production cost, machine type, materials used, work shift, seasonality, utilisation level, order volume and customer segment. All price changes are applied automatically according to the defined business and production rules, avoiding manual price list updates. The system helps sell idle machine hours at lower prices during low-load periods, raising base utilisation, and allows higher margins for peak hours and critical equipment to maximise production revenue. Dynamic pricing helps optimise production schedules, equipment utilisation and gross margin. The strategy aims to increase capacity utilisation, reduce machine downtime and improve the overall profitability of the production unit.
• keyboard_arrow_downIs Anolla suitable for both a small workshop and a manufacturing group with multiple factories?
  Yes, Anolla’s production booking software is engineered to scale from a single CNC machine shop to industrial groups with multiple plants and locations. Smaller production units and prototyping studios can start with a powerful free plan that covers machine-time booking, production schedules, basic customer management, and task tracking. Teams with several factories, warehouses, and production centers benefit from centralized capacity management, where different workshops, machine fleets, warehouses, and production lines are managed from one account. The platform lets you add unlimited production units, users, shifts, and roles. Flexible role- and location-based access control (RBAC) allows you to define distinct permissions for production managers, line operators, planners, warehouse staff, and sales teams, ensuring each role can view and edit only the production data relevant to them.
• keyboard_arrow_downWhat production and business applications does Anolla integrate with?
  Anolla is built on an API-first architecture and supports key integrations within the manufacturing and business ecosystem. For payment of production orders, there is a direct integration with Stripe payment solutions, which supports both advance payments when booking production time and automatic final invoicing after the work is completed. For analytics and monitoring production capacity, the software supports integrations with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Meta Pixel, helping track order flows, booking conversions and production volume trends. The open API enables raw data transfer to business analytics and BI/ML tools (for example, a manufacturing management dashboard, predictive maintenance, demand forecasting). In addition, Anolla can be integrated with ERP, MRP, WMS and CRM systems to synchronise production orders, stock levels, material flows and the client portfolio. The platform also supports integrations with asset management, maintenance systems and project management software.
• keyboard_arrow_downWhat does the free plan offer and what do the paid production modules add?
  The free plan includes all the core functions needed to launch digital booking of production capacity and job scheduling: a basic production calendar, machine and workstation booking, unlimited reservations, simple client data management and standard reporting. It’s ideal for small workshops, prototype and development studios and individual machine rentals. Paid modules add unlimited automation (such as automatic booking confirmations, notifications about production deadlines, rules between shift changes), advanced integrations with ERP, MRP, accounting and analytics platforms, and customer loyalty and repeat-order management features for B2B production clients. For larger factories, detailed capacity planning, consolidated reports across multiple plants, SLA-level monitoring and a dedicated support channel are also available.
• keyboard_arrow_downHow does Anolla’s usage-based pricing help mitigate risks in a production business?
  Anolla’s usage-based pricing model is designed to reduce the financial and demand-related risks of manufacturing companies. Production workshops, rental equipment fleets and project-based production units don’t have to pay high fixed monthly fees during periods when production volumes and equipment utilization are low. Platform costs always scale in proportion to the actual booking volume, production hours and number of active users. This approach is particularly suitable for seasonal manufacturing businesses, project-based production lines, subcontracting workshops and manufacturing services with fluctuating demand, where order volume depends on export markets or campaigns. This way a manufacturing company can keep fixed costs under control and use a fully featured booking and production management platform exactly when production capacity is heavily utilized.
• keyboard_arrow_downHow quickly can I start using Anolla’s production scheduling software?
  Implementing Anolla in a manufacturing company typically takes only minutes, and the entire setup process is guided by a 24/7 context-aware AI assistant that takes into account your specific production type, equipment fleet and workflows. During the initial configuration, the assistant helps you create production units, equipment groups, workstations, schedules and basic pricing rules. The platform’s ease of use is rated 5/5 on Capterra¹, and production workers, shift leaders and planners usually master the core system features in under 30 minutes¹. This makes it easy to move from paper calendars and Excel sheets to automated production capacity scheduling without a long training phase or complex implementation project.
• keyboard_arrow_downWhat makes Anolla’s production booking platform a future-proof solution?
  Anolla is a future-proof production booking software solution thanks to its extensible modular architecture, cloud-based infrastructure and AI-driven learning capabilities. The platform is built around a powerful REST API that allows manufacturers to integrate Anolla seamlessly with existing ERP, MRP, WMS, MES and maintenance systems. The extensible modular architecture also supports an industrial IoT ecosystem: machine door and access control, equipment rental management, sensor-based condition monitoring, production line sensor streams and automated maintenance schedules. Thanks to continuous software updates and the integration of new technologies, Anolla can quickly adopt cloud-based production analytics, predictive maintenance, smart factory concepts (Industry 4.0) and AI-based production planning. This keeps your booking, planning and equipment-fleet management tools consistently at the leading edge of the market.

¹ Percentages are approximate indicators calculated based on our historical and current data. These figures are based on client feedback, surveys, and other analyses. The final result may differ. The outcome depends on the specific scope and sector of the application.