Creating and Validating the Master Schedule

  • Stability of Master Schedule
    • Relates to ▪ Frequency of changes in timing and quantity ▪ Discipline of organization ▪ Organizational goals/objectives.
    • Increasing stability ▪ Discipline in creating production forecast ▪ Balance between too many/too few changes ▪ Be responsive but avoid cost/productivity issues ▪ Stable component schedules and operations performance
  • Product Delivery By Environment
    • ATP aids product delivery by
      • Providing valid customer delivery dates
      • Holding products before delivery
      • Providing warnings on components to prevent over-promising on delivery dates
      • Providing sales with up-to-date information to manage delivery expectations.
    • ATP can establish if
      • Product is available at time of order
      • Items can be shipped by customer’s requested date
      • Items are available for single shipment.