From the course: Production Management Foundations
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Master production scheduling
From the course: Production Management Foundations
Master production scheduling
- Once the aggregate plan is developed, the factory planners begin to take it apart. This process is known as disaggregation. The intent is to separate the aggregate plan into operational plans that help the factory reach its production goals. The first step in this process is to create the master production schedule or MPS. Remember that the aggregate plan simply tells you how many total items can be produced. The MPS creates a separate plan for each of your finished products, telling you how many are to be produced, and when. This is a high level schedule for the factory. The MPS is expressed in weekly time periods, and usually extends out several months, sometimes as long as a year. Using the NPS, factory managers can generate priorities for the production schedule. For example, existing customer orders known as firm orders are usually scheduled first. Managers can also look at different schedules to determine the best use of their existing capacity during specific periods. Some…
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