Over 20 years of scheduling software expertise, built by a team that understands your operations challenges.
Feliks Gadzinski was a systems consultant at a new 1,000,000 sq. ft. warehouse that was opening. A logistics consultant mentioned that the facility was lacking software to manage the flow of goods through 25 conveyor lanes in the shipping area. Feliks picked up on the opportunity, submitted a proposal, and implemented the first version of what he called ScheduleMate.
ScheduleMate was a graphical software tool that helped a shipping scheduler manage the outbound flow of goods. The key feature that made it a success was that schedule information was displayed graphically, and the schedule could be adjusted using a mouse to drag and drop shipments. This was quite unique for its time.
ScheduleMate was soon implemented in similar warehouse facilities. Its feature set grew and the software matured over 15 years. In many cases, ScheduleMate automatically generated an optimized schedule that could be further fine-tuned by the scheduler. In typical scenarios, ScheduleMate would be managing the flow of 50,000 cartons in a single day.
Over the years, Feliks's company Minidata was often invited to smaller facilities having scheduling issues — companies using hand-written schedules, complex spreadsheets, or piles of paper. Some had enterprise-level software with weak scheduling components. These companies needed a simple, graphical scheduler that ScheduleMate — as customized enterprise software — wasn't well suited to provide.
Minidata created a new version of ScheduleMate better suited for businesses looking for simpler scheduling solutions. The new version, called Max Scheduler, is scheduling software suited for manufacturing and warehousing. Job information can be imported and a schedule created through mouse drag and drop. Schedules can be published as web pages to share information with personnel.
MaxScheduler has evolved into a fully cloud-based web application accessible from any device. With 300+ million events scheduled for hundreds of companies across manufacturing, printing, warehousing and delivery industries, MaxScheduler continues to grow and improve based on real customer feedback.
The driving force behind ScheduleMate and MaxScheduler for over 20 years. A logistics consultant who developed custom scheduling solutions for major warehouses and manufacturers. Feliks holds a Ph.D in optimization and control theory, and spent 20 years as a general computer consultant before focusing on scheduling software.
The product manager behind Max Scheduler. Peter saw the opportunity to create an off-the-shelf version of ScheduleMate to serve businesses needing an easy-to-use scheduling tool. He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
"Peter is always available to help if we have any questions. We have never had any downtime with MaxScheduler either. It just plain works!"
"We've also received excellent support when setting up the scheduler and can highly recommend this tool for anyone looking to work from a single online schedule."
"We've been using MaxScheduler for several years now. It is the quickest, simplest way for us to schedule our small manufacturing plant. It's been a game changer for us."
We're knowledgeable about business scheduling and are open to helping you evaluate whether MaxScheduler is the right fit — for free.