Lecture 2 Flashcards
What are the activities of planning and control (4)
- Scheduling
- Loading
- Sequencing
- Monitoring and control
What is scheduling about
When to do things
What is loading about
How much to do
What is sequencing about
In what order to do things
What is monitoring and control about
Are activities going to plan
What does Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) mean
= a multidiscipline process where all critical functions will agree on an action plan to fulfill the strategic goal(s) of the company
Which functions fall under S&OP (7)
- Sales & marketing
- Production or operations
- Supply chain management
- Planning
- Finance
- Human Resource
- Top Management
Lead Time (definition)
A span of time required to perform a process
Cummulative Lead Time (definition)
Longest planned length of time to accomplish the activity in question
Delivery Lead Time (definition)
The time from the receipt of a customer order to the delivery of the product (service)
What do you plan? (2)
Material (Inventory/stock) and Capacity (the means of production)
Who makes the sales forecast?
Account Managers
Who makes the order forecast?
Operations Manager`
What does the Master Schedule exist out of
Supply Schedule and Order Schedule
Who makes the investment & hiring decisions?
Upper Management
What do you plan on annual basis?
Strategic Business plan
What do you plan on quarterly/monthly basis?
Marketing plan, production plan
What do you plan on weekly basis?
Detailed sales plan, master production schedule