A Comparative Analysis of Master Production Scheduling Techniques for Assemble-To-Order Products

ABSTRACT This paper studies the master production scheduling (MPS) activity of manufacturing firms that produce assemble‐to‐order (ATO) products. It describes four techniques for master scheduling ATO products: end‐product bills, modular bills, super bills, and percentage bills. These procedures are...

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Published in:Decision sciences 1989-09, Vol.20 (3), p.492-506
Main Author: Tallon, William J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
and Scheduling
Comparative analysis
Inventory Management
Material Requirements Planning
Production planning
Production scheduling
Production/Operations Management
Statistical analysis
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Summary:ABSTRACT This paper studies the master production scheduling (MPS) activity of manufacturing firms that produce assemble‐to‐order (ATO) products. It describes four techniques for master scheduling ATO products: end‐product bills, modular bills, super bills, and percentage bills. These procedures are compared in terms of the percentage of customer orders delivered late, the mean tardiness of customer order deliveries, and the total cost of inventory using simulation analysis. The results indicate that the performance of an MPS technique is affected by the level of uncertainty of the end products' demands and the degree of component commonality in the product structure. In particular, modular bills produce the highest customer service level and super bills produce the lowest total inventory cost under most operating conditions. The conclusions also suggest that the choice of a particular MPS technique is often a compromise between the benefits of improved MPS performance and the costs of implementing and executing the MPS system.
ISSN:0011-7315
1540-5915
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-5915.1989.tb01563.x