APS

Question 1

What does APS stand for?

Answer 1

Advanced Planning System

Question 2

What is APS used for

Answer 2

generates real-time projections of when you can complete orders by comparing all demands against a long-term plan.

Question 3

Info the long-term plan includes

Answer 3

• Demand orders that consume inventory and resource capacity.
• supply orders that add to inventory
• each operation in the plan
• each item in the plan
• the projected completion date for every planned order.
• Each resource allocated to a job.
• Scheduled operations (for work orders in which the resource usage is frozen)
• Every lateness cause for every demand in the plan.

Question 4

Infinite aps mode

Answer 4

Assumes infinite resource capacity

Question 5

APS mode

Answer 5

constrains the plan realistically based on availability of resources.