Resource Orchestration is the orchestration and dispatching layer within SAP Digital Manufacturing that provides production supervisors with a scheduling and dispatching application to control shop‑floor operations and monitor real‑time events. Its primary role is to bridge planning and execution by orchestrating labor, machines, and tools, dispatching and sequencing operations according to actual shop‑floor conditions, and ensuring that execution remains feasible at runtime.
REO gives supervisors a consolidated view of resource load and assignment so they can allocate or deallocate operations to work centers and individual resources based on order priority, demand, and availability. It supports both automatic dispatching (for example from the Work List) and manual intervention via the Work Center view. REO monitors execution enforces feasibility through execution‑control mechanisms (such as POD plugins that block operations when skills or tools are missing) and enables exception‑based rescheduling so teams can react quickly to events like machine breakdowns, missing labor, or expedited orders.