MASTER PRODUCTION

SCHEDULE
The master production schedule is a
production planning tool that defines
how much a product needs to be
manufactured at a different periods.
The simple schedule can be used as a
basis for the further planning and
scheduling throughout out the
business
• It is like a contract between the sales
department and the manufacturing
department that balance the supply and
demand by defining the necessary quantities to
produce and the timeframe of production
• The master production schedule is a vital tool
in make to stock manufacturing environments
where a demand forecast drives production
plannning
• A Standard master production schedule ia a
long term plan made for each product separatly
 MPS INPUTS
• Inputs to the MPS include
-Forecast
-APP
-Orders from customers &or additional
independent demand
-Inventory levels
-Capacity constraints
 MPS Objectives& Preparatio

• The main objectives of the MPS are to

- Maintain the desired level of customer service
- Make the best use of resources
- Keep inventories at the desired level
• Make a preliminary MPS-disaggregate the APP
• Perform rough-cut capacity planning
• Resolve differences
 Rough –Cut Capacity Planning
• Rough –cut capacity planning check wheather
critical resources are available to support the
preliminary master schedule.
• A resources bill show the time required for
individual items on a critical resources
• What are some possible critical resources
 Resolving Differences

• Available capacity must be equal or greater

than the required capacity
• If the required capacity exceeds available
capacity
- Capacity must be increased
- Plan must be altered
 Resolving Differences

• The MPS must be judge by three criteria.

-Resources use
-Customer service
-cost
 MPS &Sales

• MPS is not a sales forecast, it is instead a

forecast of production.
• It may not necessarily what we want; it should
be what we can do
• MPS must be realistic&achievable;otherwis
plan fails, delivers are not met&
manufacturing has to react rather than
planning for them
 Table of contents
• What is master production schedule?
• MPS inputs
MPS objectives and preparation
• Main steps in master production schedule
• MPS and sales
 Benefits of master production schedule

• Provides solid base for building ,improving and

tracking the sales forecast
• It allows a solid base for calculating the required
amount of labor and shifts.
• The manufacturer department can estimate the
production and maintenance costs associated
with the workstations
• The HR department can take advantage of the
MPS to anticipate the requirements of labor
Master production schedule process