1. Introduction to Production Planning

2. The role of hierarchical production planning in modern corporations: An MRP-based “push” framework (borrowed from Heizer and Render)

3. Production Planning through Time-based Decomposition
Corporate Strategy
Aggregate Unit
Demand
Aggregate Planning
(Plan. Hor.: ½-2 years, Time Unit: 1 month)
Capacity and Aggregate Production Plans
End Item (SKU)
Demand
Master Production Scheduling
(Plan. Hor.: a few months, Time Unit: 1 week)
SKU-level Production Plans
Manufacturing
and Procurement
lead times
Materials Requirement Planning
(Plan. Hor.: a few months, Time Unit: 1 week)
Component Production lots and due dates
Part process
plans
Shop floor-level Production Control
(Plan. Hor.: a day or a shift, Time Unit: real-time)

4. A CONWIP-based “pull” framework (borrowed from Hopp & Spearman)

5. Reading Assignment The slides provided at the course webpage.
The following material from your text:
Sections 5.1 to 5.3.1
Chapter 8
(Sections 11.1 to 11.4)