Operations Management: An Integrated Approach, 5th Edition

MASTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULING AND ROUGH-CUT CAPACITY PLANNING WITHIN OM: HOW IT ALL FITS TOGETHER

In most companies, the operations manager develops the aggregate plan, which determines the resources available to operations to execute the master production schedule. The plan will clearly indicate the size of the workforce and the aggregate production rate. The master production scheduler then develops the master production schedule. The only feasible plan that can be developed is one by the scheduler working with marketing, operations, demand management, and the customers. The master scheduler's job is to develop an MPS that achieves the company's desired customer service level, uses capacity effectively, and minimizes the inventory investment. To make sure that the master production schedule is feasible, rough-cut capacity planning is done.