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Production and Operations Management Neha Tikoo, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 13: Production Planning and Control

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

13.1 Production Planning and Control Defined
13.1.1 Main Functions of Production Planning and Control
13.2 Production Planning Problems in Job Shop Production and Continuous
(Mass Products) Systems
13.3 Aggregate Planning Defined
13.3.1 Various Steps Involved in Aggregate Planning

13.3.2 Various Strategies Involved in Aggregate Planning
13.4 Material Requirement Planning
13.4.1 Material Planning
13.4.2 The MRP Process
13.4.3 Benefits of MRP System

13.5 Timing Decision
13.5.1 Importance of Time-Horizon
13.5.2 Dovetailing of Plans

13.6 Defining the Layout Problem
13.6.1 Assembly Line Balancing
13.6.2 Graphic and Schematic Analysis
13.7 Summary
13.8 Keywords

13.9 Review Questions
13.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

 Recognize the concept of production planning and control;
 Define aggregate and material requirement planning;
 Discuss the importance of time horizons and dovetailing of plans.

Introduction

The conversion of a customer’s order to a finished product needs generally the organisation and
planning of the manufacturing process. The overall objective of any organisation is to improve

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