Audience
Schedule Forge is built for small and mid-sized manufacturers, roughly 5 to 50 people, who make real things on shared equipment and schedule that work today in spreadsheets, whiteboards, or someone's head.
About Schedule Forge
Schedule Forge is production scheduling for small manufacturers. Build work orders with multi-step routings and schedule them against real line capacity; drag and drop to adjust, and everything downstream reflows. Deadlines roll through each job's chain, late work is flagged, and cross-order material links show when one job delays another. AI what-if scenarios simulate a rush order or a down line before you commit. On the floor, operators clock on and off at a PIN kiosk; good and scrap counts roll progress and statuses forward, and routing steps carry photos, links, and revision history. A customizable dashboard and daily email digest surface what needs attention. Print purchase orders, track needed-by dates, invite your team with role-based seats, sign in with Google, and rename tasks, projects, lines, and work orders to fit your shop. REST API, webhooks, and Airtable Integration.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$19/month
Pricing Details:
Beyond our Free Tier, which will work for most small businesses, we offer $19, $49, and $99 a month plans for much larger businesses.
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Company Information
Schedule Forge Consulting
Founded: 2026
United States
scheduleforgeconsulting.com/schedule-forge-app-features
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Cloud
Training
Documentation
Support
Online
Schedule Forge Frequently Asked Questions
Schedule Forge Product Features
Production Scheduling
"What If" Scenarios
Supported
Automated Scheduling
Supported
Bottleneck Optimization
Supported
Capacity Planning
Supported
Constraint Scheduling
Supported
Job Scheduling
Supported
Material Planning
Supported
Priority-Based Scheduling
Supported
Quality Control
Supported
