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Manufacturing Planning and Control

Introduction
• A manufacturing planning and control system provides
information and support
which enables managers to efficiently direct the flow of
material, manage the utilization of people and equipment
and respond to customer requirements
which enables managers to efficiently direct the flow of
material, manage the utilization of people and equipment
and respond to customer requirements
Definition
Plan the use of
Mfg Planning and people
Control System Efficient use
Manage the of our capacity
efficient flow of and that of our
materials suppliers.

Driven by customer Possibly even


demand and other our customers.
Customer requirements

Often part of a company’s ERP system.


A Context for Thinking about Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC)

What are processes?


Processes define how we do things!
Step 1 -Step 2 -Step 3 -etc.

So, what is the role of MPC?

The MPC system tells the processes


what to work on.
Plans the resources that processes
use (i.e. people, equipment, material).
Plans for what processes will be doing in
the future.
Key Areas of Influence on MPC system design

Degree of Internationalization
Role of the customer in the system
Increasing use of Information Technology
Costs and Benefits of MPC Systems

The initial costs for a material planning and control system can be substantial.
Moreover, the ongoing operational costs are also significant.
An effective MPC system requires a large number of professionals and all their
supporting resources, including computers, training, maintenance, and space
The company’s MPC system is designed to enable it to match product capability with
market demand on both price and feature dimensions

A wide variety of products that meet customer needs all around the world from
high sophistication to minimal functionality

An efficiency of production that enables it to provide cell phones to the wireless


carriers at very low cost, thereby expanding global volumes

The ability to incorporate innovative concepts into its product with great speed and
frequency
A reduction of manufacturing lead time of 40 percent
An overall reduction of inventories of nearly 50 percent
Direct labor productivity increases of 40 percent
MPC System Framework

MPC system a firm used for planning and controlling its manufacturing operations
Linking customer and supplier firms in a supply chain requires coordinating the MPC
activities between the firms.
The frame work is divided into 3 phases

Front End

Engine

Back End
Resource Sales and operations Demand
Planning planning management

System
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Master production
scheduling Front End

Detailed capacity Detailed material


planning planning
Engine
Material
Requirements
Plans (MRP)

Shop-floor Supplier Back end


systems systems

Manufacturing Planning and Control System


Basic Manufacturing Planning and
Control (MPC) System
Resource Aggregate production Demand
planning planning management

Master production Aggregate


scheduling
Planning

Material requirements
planning
Capacity
planning
Production Detailed
scheduling
Planning

Vendor Shop floor


systems control
Execution Vollmann et al.
1997
35E00100 Service Operations and Strategy #0 11 Aalto/BIZ Logistics

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