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The MPS shows how the resources authorized by the aggregate plan will be used to satisfy the objectives of the organization. The MPS specifies the products and quantities to be built in each time period. The MPS is a common organizational document used to facilitate communication between different functional areas. The master scheduler develops a proposed MPS based on input received from the aggregate plan and demand management. This MPS is checked for feasibility using a rough-cut capacity planning technique.
The objectives of master scheduling are to satisfy customer service objectives, use resources effectively, and minimize costs. An MPS is developed by looking at individual MPS records and calculating when replenishment quantities are needed. The individual MPS records are summed together to show the total proposed workload.
Available-to-promise logic is used when promising order delivery dates to customers. ATP logic allows the company to make viable delivery promises.
Time fence policies stabilize the MPS. The demand time fence and the planning time fence ...
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