The system automatically increases the safety stock.

Production is postponed until the next period

The production plan is deleted.

A planned order is generated for the shortfall.

elimination of all waste and continuous improvement of productivity

“elimination of continuous improvement of productivity and all waste”.

"its purpose is to deliver basic, no-frills products"

“addition of all available resources for the productivity of good quality

short-term commitment

individual vision

competition

trust

reducing inventory levels

increasing production capacity to determine the materials in the bill of materials

calculating the total cost of materials

breaking down a product into its component parts to determine material requirements

engineering

inventory management

transactional

lean production

To conduct a comprehensive analysis of competitor pricing models for strategic marketing and sales planning

To evaluate individual employee performance metrics in order to determine eligibility for promotions and bonuses.

to ensure that materials are available for production and products are available for delivery

To design creative content and promotional materials for upcoming marketing campaigns based on seasonal trends.

comparing the number of hours a machine works in a given period with the total number of hours available for it to have worked.

dividing the number and length of each shift with the number of hours

available and overtime worked.

comparing the number of shifts available for each employee with those in

the other departments at the same time

multiplying time available and expected utilisation and dividing by

expected   efficiency

PAC focuses on long-term planning, while MPS handles short-term control.

PAC and MPS serve exactly the same purpose in the production system

PAC is a medium-term function, while MPS is short-term.

 PAC is a short-term execution and control tool, while MPS is a medium-term planning function.

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computerised

formal

pull

fixed production schedules

just-in-time inventory

mass production

overproduction