Role of the Master Scheduler .................................................................................

Causes of master Schedule Change ..................................................................

Master Schedule Management Process ..........................................................

Master Schedule Generation .........................................................................

Managing the Forecast ..........................................................................................

Managing Order Requirements ..............................................................................

Time Fence Review..................................................................................................

Types of Master Schedule Orders.......................................................................

Action Messages ....................................................................................................

Safety Stock and the Master Schedule............................................................

Capacity Planning – Levels, Horizons and Methods - Revisited .......................

RCCP Processing Steps ........................................................................................

Calculating the Product Load for RCCP............................................................

RCCP Calculation ...................................................................................................

Overload and Underload Solutions........................................................................

RCCP Rebalancing ................................................................................................

MPS Process – Closing the Loop ....................................................................

Performance Policies and Methods.......................................................................

MPS Performance Measurements..........................................................................

Review, Terms, Discussion Questions, Exercises...............................................

Terms Check ..........................................................................................................

Performance Check ................................................................................................

Discussion Questions ..........................................................................................

Case Study .............................................................................................................

Suggested Additional Readings ............................................................................