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Phoenix APS
What it is
Phoenix APS is production scheduling software for planners who need to coordinate machines, people, and tools against operating constraints. It enforces capacity limits for machines, lines, and human skills, and supports parallel, alternative, and sequential operation routes. A plan can schedule machines, operators, and equipment together while accounting for work calendars, closures, setup requirements, finish-to-start dependencies with configurable lags, and bill-of-material availability. Planners can revise assignments or rules and view the resulting impact; jobs that cannot be scheduled can be set aside with reasons and retried using targeted relaxations. The interface combines a Gantt timeline, an operations table with quick filters, and a what-if solver. HTTP JSON endpoints allow ERP or MES systems to submit master data and receive dated plans. The maker describes its current approach as heuristic and rule-based, with optimization modules on its roadmap. The Windows installer is publicly available, but the temporary free beta evaluation license is not for production use. Phoenix APS is presented as a personal, non-commercial R&D project.
For and against
For
- Schedules machines, operators, and equipment together
- Accounts for calendars, dependencies, and materials
- Provides Gantt and what-if planning views
- HTTP JSON endpoints connect ERP or MES systems
Against
- Temporary beta license excludes production use
- Not advised for safety-critical or regulated environments
- Multi-site scheduling is not supported
The verdict
Phoenix APS covers detailed scheduling constraints and offers tools to inspect and adjust plans. Its free beta is for evaluation, not production deployment.
Who it suits
It may suit planners evaluating finite-capacity scheduling for machines, labor, and materials. It is not licensed for production use, and the maker advises against using the beta in safety-critical or regulated environments.
Plans and prices
Free beta evaluation
temporary evaluation · non-commercial R&D · no production use · Windows installer
Read 15 Oct 2026 · phoenixaps.com
On the record
- API
- HTTP JSON endpoints are intended to let ERP or MES systems send master data and retrieve dated feasible plans.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Availability and support
- The Windows installer is publicly available, and the maker offers guidance for industrial pilots.phoenixaps.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Calendars and dependencies
- It handles closures and working-time variations, plus finish-to-start precedence relationships with configurable lags.phoenixaps.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Calendars and exceptions
- The product handles closures, exceptions and varying working times.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company fact
- The project says it is independently created and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by an employer or organization.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Custom routing
- Operations can be modeled as parallel, alternative or sequential routings with operation-level detail.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment components
- The full Windows installer includes Angular, .NET APIs, and nginx, with SQL Server database backups for Starter and Demo.phoenixaps.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- ERP and MES connectivity
- HTTP JSON endpoints let ERP or MES systems send master data and retrieve dated, feasible plans.phoenixaps.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- ERP connectivity
- The FAQ describes Phoenix as API-first and designed to map ERP master data to a scheduling graph and return dated plans.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Evaluation licence
- Beta users receive a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free temporary evaluation licence.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Finite capacity
- The scheduler enforces real capacity limits on machines, lines and human skills to prevent double booking.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- GitHub activity
- The repository page shows zero forks, zero issues and zero security or quality alerts at the time read.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- GitHub assets
- The v1.0 release page lists three release assets and points to README.md for installation instructions.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- GitHub release
- GitHub identifies Phoenix APS v1.0 as the latest release and shows it was published on August 7, 2026.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- GitHub repository
- The installer is hosted in a public GitHub repository named phoenix-aps-installer.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Infeasibility handling
- Infeasible jobs can be parked with reasons and retried using targeted relaxations.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Installation documentation
- The maker says an installation guide is included under help\documentation\.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Installer contents
- The Windows package includes an Angular frontend, .NET APIs, nginx and SQL Server backups for Starter and Demo.phoenixaps.com · read 15 Oct 2026
