Capacity Planning
Your Shop Capacity is Not Infinite!
Like many commercially available Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, MAX is based upon the Manufacturing Control System (MCS) model which clearly defines the role of material and capacity across planning horizons. At the Master Production Schedule (MPS) level we find Rough-cut Capacity Planning which is concerned with balancing the demand for capacity with available supply. At the Shop Floor Execution (SFE) level we find Priority Planning and Control, which is concerned with short term schedules and priority (i.e., what comes next).
This SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) application is the Capacity Planning module that MAX should have internally, but was never developed. It effectively handles both rough-cut capacity and priority planning which are "must haves" for infinite capacity planning systems like MAX.
Manufacturing Control System
Materials & Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning Workflow
1. Establish Work Center Rates
1. Establish Work Center Rates
1. Establish Work Center Rates
Establish the available hours and utilization rates across your planning horizon to reflect manning levels for each work center. When will you hire that next employee?
2. Balance Demand and Supply
1. Establish Work Center Rates
1. Establish Work Center Rates
Create the best production schedule that balances demand and supply across the planning horizon, but do so with respect to available capacity.
3. Verify Work Center Load
1. Establish Work Center Rates
3. Verify Work Center Load
Immediately assess the impact of your schedule on work center capacity. Planned, approved and released work is included using standard and order routing data. There is no need to release orders to see shop load.
4. Adjust Order Timing
6. Stay On Schedule & Get Results
3. Verify Work Center Load
Change due dates for orders, or order sequences, without leaving the application. Remaining sequence dates are automatically updated. Graphs show changes immediately.
5. Coordinate with Production
6. Stay On Schedule & Get Results
6. Stay On Schedule & Get Results
Use released order information to coordinate priorities and concerns with shop floor supervisors. Give your floor a fighting chance to be successful.
6. Stay On Schedule & Get Results
6. Stay On Schedule & Get Results
6. Stay On Schedule & Get Results
Meet organizational objectives of improving customer service, making operations more efficient and profitable, and maintaining the proper levels of capital investment.