{"id":442,"date":"2016-03-13T17:42:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T17:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=442"},"modified":"2023-06-13T07:17:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:17:19","slug":"manufacturing-production-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/manufacturing-production-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing Production Planning \u2014 what is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Typically, manufacturing production planning<\/a> is time-consuming, lots of decisions have to be made, lots of different information has to be looked at, it\u2019s labor rich and it is super easy to make simple errors. It\u2019s often a lot of work and sometimes a real pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s mostly done the hard way by using pen and paper and going through everything manually: spreadsheets, calendars, important product and production details, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In essence, it is simple math, simple calculations, e.g. if I don\u2019t have an article in stock and the lead time is 3 days, then I can proceed in 3 days. Simple, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it\u2019s simple, but just not easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem arises because there are tens, hundreds, or even thousands of small calculations needed to be done. And people are slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The added layer of difficulty is that every result has to be weighed against all the facts available. Often things get overlooked and errors creep in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The time consumed can range from an hour to days depending on the complexity of the processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the problem is people. The solution is to have computers doing the number-crunching and people doing the adjusting, if necessary. This can save up to 80% of the time of production planning and completely eliminate simple errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what information goes into production planning?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, of course, what and when needs to be produced. This is not only the name and a date, but a wealth of information, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n