This process group covers the forward planning layer that fixes production and materials strategy before anything is bought or built. It includes manufacturing goals, labour and materials policies, outsourcing and capital expense rules, capacity definitions, production network constraints, the production process, standard operating procedures and workplace layout. It then forecasts demand, reconciles customer input into a consensus view, quotes available to promise, and tracks and re-tunes forecast accuracy. From those inputs it builds unconstrained and constrained materials plans with supplier collaboration and visibility of critical materials, and maintains a master production schedule supported by network modelling. It closes with distribution planning, the constraints and policies that govern distribution, and the quality targets, testing procedures and specification communication production must meet.
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