Introduction to Production Planning The role of hierarchical production planning in modern corporations: An MRP-based “push” framework (borrowed from Heizer and Render) Production Planning through Time-based Decomposition Corporate Strategy Aggregate Unit Demand Aggregate Planning (Plan. Hor.: ½-2 years, Time Unit: 1 month) Capacity and Aggregate Production Plans End Item (SKU) Demand Master Production Scheduling (Plan. Hor.: a few months, Time Unit: 1 week) SKU-level Production Plans Manufacturing and Procurement lead times Materials Requirement Planning (Plan. Hor.: a few months, Time Unit: 1 week) Component Production lots and due dates Part process plans Shop floor-level Production Control (Plan. Hor.: a day or a shift, Time Unit: real-time) A CONWIP-based “pull” framework (borrowed from Hopp & Spearman) Reading Assignment This part of the course is based on – Chapters 3-5 and – Chapter 13-16 of your textbook, plus on – any other material reported or quoted in class.