Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling
WHAT IS AGGREGATE PLANNING AND WHAT IS ITS’ PURPOSE? WHAT IS INTERMEDIATE PLANNING, AND WHAT ARE THE THREE (03) PHASES OF INTERMEDIATE PLANNING?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
LO11.1 Explain what aggregate planning is and how it is useful.
LO11.2 Identify the variables decision makers have to work with in aggregate planning.
LO11.3 Describe some of the strategies that can be used for meeting uneven demand.
LO11.4 Describe some of the graphical and quantitative techniques planners use.
LO11.5 Prepare aggregate plans and compute their costs.
LO11.6 Discuss aggregate planning in services.
LO11.7 Disaggregate an aggregate plan.
LO11.8 Describe the master scheduling process and explain its importance.
