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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Production Planners

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · O*NET 43-5061.00 · Job Zone 2 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

18 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

68 matched to the tools production, planning, and expediting clerks use. Showing 24.

  • Airtable

    App

    Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Airtable MCP or direct API to find, update, create, and organize records and tables through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Airtable

    MCP server

    Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone. Airtable is a fast and flexible way to create tables to keep track of anything, from sales leads to vacation planning to inventory management.

    Airtable

  • Google Drive

    App

    Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Drive MCP or direct API to search files, upload documents, share folders, and manage permissions through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Google Docs

    App

    Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Docs MCP or direct API to create, edit, search, summarize, and share documents through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Google Drive

    MCP server

    Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.

    Google Drive

  • Microsoft Outlook

    MCP server

    Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • Adobe Acrobat Sign

    App

    Make (make.com)

  • Google Docs

    MCP server

    Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format text documents. Collaboratively edit documents with other people in real time. We also support Google Sheets!

    Google Docs

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft OneNote

    App

    Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Microsoft OneNote MCP or direct API to create notes, search notebooks, update pages, and organize sections through natural language.

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server

  • Office Powerpoint

    MCP server

  • Office Word

    MCP server

  • Powerpoint

    MCP server

  • Sage Accounting

    MCP server

    Award winning accounting from the leader in financial accounting software. Manage invoicing, cash flow, tax, payments and more from any device through the cloud.

    Sage Accounting

  • WebWork Time Tracker

    App

    Make (make.com)

  • Accountingsuite

    App

  • Adobe Acrobat

    App

    Adobe Acrobat is PDF editing software that can be used to create, convert and share PDF documents. It can convert documents in Microsoft Office formats to PDFs, and vice versa. PDFs can be viewed, annotated, and signed using Adobe Sign and the free Acrobat Reader mobile app.

  • Adobe Pdf Services

    MCP server

  • Adobe Photoshop

    MCP server

  • Adobe Sign

    MCP server

  • Airtable

    Connector

    Bring your structured data to Claude

    Airtable

  • Airtable Automation

    Skill

  • Apple Notes

    MCP server

The tools this job actually uses

94 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Acrobathot
  • Adobe Illustratorhot
  • Adobe InDesignhot
  • Adobe Photoshophot
  • Google Docshot
  • Intuit QuickBookshot
  • MEDITECH softwarehot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Projecthot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Oracle Databasehot
  • Oracle PeopleSofthot
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Managementhot
  • SAP softwarehot
  • Structured query language SQLhot
  • ABB Production Planning
  • Accvision ABMIS
  • ADi SmartBOL
  • Aestiva Purchase Order
  • Airtable
  • Applied Software Technologies Asset Maintenance and Materials Management System
  • Asprova
  • Bill of lading software
  • Bills of lading software
  • Cost estimating software
  • Creo Synapse Upfront
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • DM2 Bills of Lading
  • Enterprise Logix
  • Epicor Vantage ERP
  • ERP INDUSTRIOS Material Planning
  • Exact MAX
  • Exact Software Macola ES
  • Factory Edge MRP
  • FileMaker Pro

What this job involves

17 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 17.

  1. Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  2. Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
  3. Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.
  4. Arrange for delivery, assembly, or distribution of supplies or parts to expedite flow of materials and meet production schedules.
  5. Confer with establishment personnel, vendors, or customers to coordinate production or shipping activities and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
  6. Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
  7. Confer with department supervisors or other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
  8. Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
  9. Plan production commitments or timetables for business units, specific programs, or jobs, using sales forecasts.
  10. Compile information, such as production rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, or customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
  11. Compile and prepare documentation related to production sequences, transportation, personnel schedules, or purchase, maintenance, or repair orders.
  12. Calculate figures, such as required amounts of labor or materials, manufacturing costs, or wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators, or computers.
  13. Contact suppliers to verify shipment details.
  14. Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.
  15. Establish and prepare product construction directions and locations and information on required tools, materials, equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections.
  16. Maintain files, such as maintenance records, bills of lading, or cost reports.
  17. Provide documentation and information to account for delays, difficulties, or changes to cost estimates.
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