MASTER SCHEDULING

PROCESS
S&OP and Master Scheduling
PROCESS

Sales and Operations Planning Master Scheduling

Objective Supply rate by product family Anticipated Build schedule

Item Planned Product Family End Item

Longest lead time resource plant and Longest cumulative lead time
Planning Horizon equipment for end items

Constraints Resource capacity Critical Workcenters

Time Periods Monthly Weekly

Planning focus Product Volume Product Mix

Process output Production Plan Master Production Schedule

 Production Plan Relationship to MPS
Product Family A July August September October November

Working days 22 21 23 20 19

Approved 22000 21000 23000 20000 19000

Production plan
from S&OP

MPS Week 40 41 42 43
Product A1 1000 1000 1000 1000
Product A2 500 1000 1500 2000
Product A3 1500 500 500 1500
Product A4 2000 2500 2000 500
Total 5000 5000 5000 5000
Master Scheduling Terms

 Development of anticipated build schedules for specific products

 Master scheduling is the process
 MPS is the output
 MPS is a set of planning numbers that drives detailed scheduling and planning
Application of Master Scheduling

 Development of the MPS

 Projects inventory / backlog levels
 Drives detailed scheduling and planning
 Order promising
 Assists in assigning priorities
 MPS is not a forecast!!
Inputs to Master scheduling
 Production plan from S&OP
 Detailed forecasts
 Inventory levels and targets
 Backlog levels and targets
 Time fence policies
 Interplant and Intraplant orders
 Service parts orders and forecasts
 Distribution requirements
 Planning bills of material
 Actual production and supply levels
Outputs from Master Scheduling

 Master production schedule

 Projected FG inventory levels for MTS products
 Projected s/a inventory levels for ATO products
 Projected FG backlog levels for MTO and ETO products
 Product availability information
 Order promising information