Production & Materials Planning transforms demand into executable production, purchasing, inventory, and material plans that enable predictable revenue fulfillment, superior customer service, and profitable growth. As a critical component of SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning), it aligns supply with demand while improving visibility into capacity, inventory, and resource requirements. Explore articles, insights, and best practices on MRP, production scheduling, material planning, supply planning, inventory management, and strategies to improve working capital, supply chain responsiveness, and operational execution.
Production Scheduling
The fun of production scheduling is also the most important aspect, managing competing priorities and variables to find the best overall solution. Production scheduling has been a part of my expertise since my post-college days at Coca-Cola Enterprises. It has been a part of every job I've held (whether directly or indirectly) and a part of almost every project I've consulted on since. Thus, I have a passion for this topic.
