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5 Capacity Options
5 Capacity Options
3 Demand Options
3 Demand Options
the output of S&OP; includes forecast levels
for families of products of finished goods, inventory, shortages, and changes in the workforce
the output of S&OP; includes forecast levels for families of products of finished goods, inventory, shortages, and changes in the workforce
work with a few variables at a time to allow
planners to compare projected demand with existing capacity
work with a few variables at a time to allow planners to compare projected demand with existing capacity
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a process of balancing
resources and forecasted demand, aligning an organization’s
competing demands from supply chain to final customer, while linking strategic planning with operations overall planning horizons
a process of balancing resources and forecasted demand, aligning an organization’s competing demands from supply chain to final customer, while linking strategic planning with operations overall planning horizons
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process of allocating the company’s scarce
resources to customers at prices that will maximize revenue
process of allocating the company’s scarce resources to customers at prices that will maximize revenue
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a way of solving for
the optimal solution to an aggregate planning problem
a way of solving for the optimal solution to an aggregate planning problem
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a planning strategy that sets production equal to
forecast demand
a planning strategy that sets production equal to forecast demand
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maintaining a constant output rate, production
rate, or workforce level over the planning horizon
maintaining a constant output rate, production rate, or workforce level over the planning horizon
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uses two or more controllable variables to set a
feasible production plan
uses two or more controllable variables to set a feasible production plan
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The process of breaking an aggregate plan into greater detail.
The process of breaking an aggregate plan into greater detail.
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The process of breaking an aggregate plan into greater detail.
The process of breaking an aggregate plan into greater detail.
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A timetable that specifies what is to be made and when.
A timetable that specifies what is to be made and when.
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Capacity decisions that determine the allocation of resources to maximize revenue
Capacity decisions that determine the allocation of resources to maximize revenue
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