Assembly Line Sequencing and Scheduling
Scheduling of In-house and External Suppliers
Planning in a Manufacturing Environment
Difference Between Planning and Sequencing/Scheduling
Why is Effective Planning Important
Real Time Re-sequencing and Rescheduling
Difference Between Planning and Sequencing/Scheduling
This difference is best illustrated by a picture.
In the example,
planning
consists of:
Selection of orders from a large pool of orders, and
Assigning the selected orders to a plant, P1 or P2, and
To a week, 40 or 41
The planning process is not concerned with the detailed schedule within a week for a plant.
The
detailed sequencing and scheduling
process then operates at a plant and weekly level.
Consider the orders assigned to plant P1 and week 40, and
Apply the plant level rules and constraints
To derive the schedule for P1 - W40
Continue scheduling plant P1 and week 41. After completing plant P1 then schedule plant P2, in a similar manner.
