Master

Schedulin
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Dr. Prashanth Bharadwaj
Department of
Management

Master
Scheduling
Disaggregate of an Aggregate
Plan
Done on a weekly basis
Disaggregation done based on:
Product families
Labor force
Time

Purpose
Specify Production Quantity
Specify the Quantity of Each
Type
Sometimes specified for:
Subassemblies
Raw Materials

MPS Strategies
Make to stock
Product-focused companies
Less end-items than subassemblies
Assemble to order
Customization
Less subassemblies than end-items
Make to order
Process focused companies
Fewer raw materials

Typical MPS
Item: Chair
Order Policy: 80 Units
Quantity on-hand: 45 Units
Oct.

Nov.

Forecast

20

20

20

20

40

40

40

40

Customer
Orders

23

15

Project onhand
Inventory

22

62

42

42

42

MPS Quantity

80

80

80

Available to
Promise

68

80

80

Responsibilities of
MPS
Match production based on
delivery requirements or
specify delivery dates based
on production
Evaluate top-down directives
Handle bottom-up scenarios

Constraints for an
MPS
The Demandthe aggregate
plan
Capacity limitations
Minimizing setup and holding
costs