The Cost Range of APS(Advanced Planning and Scheduling)

Spreadsheets are a very popular means of performing an APS function and are available for a hundred dollars or so. Low end APS systems cost on the order of several hundred or a thousand dollars. Mid-range APS systems cost several tens of thousands of dollars to install. The most expensive APS systems generally cost about $500,000 to install, where half to two thirds of the cost is consulting fees to customize the system to a particular process.