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1. AGGREGATE
PLANNING
KULDEEP SHAH SM-
05/16

2. MEANING
 Aggregate planning is an operational activity that does
an aggregate planning for the production process, in
advance to 6 to 18 months, to give an idea to
management as to what quantity of materials and
other resources are to be procured and when, so the
total cost of the organization is kept to the minimum
over the period.
 Aggregate planning is the process of developing,
analyzing, and maintaining a preliminary, approximate
schedule of the overall operations of an
organization.The aggregate plan generally contains
targeted sales forecasts, production levels, inventory
levels, and customer backlogs.

3. OBJECTIVES
Maximize
customer
service
Minimize
inventory
investment
Minimize
changes in
production
rates
Maximize
utilization
of plant &
equipments

4. IMPORTANCE

6. FACTORS AFFECTING
AGGREGATE PLANNING

7. Steps in Aggregate Planning
Test the plan for robustness
Select the plan that best meet the corporate objective
Develop contingency plans to account for surges and downturns in the market
Determine the product cost
Identify corporate policies and external constraints
Determine the available capacity
Determine demand for each time period

8. AGGREGATE PLAN STRATAGIES

9. LEVEL PLAN

10. CHASE PLAN

11. CONCLUSION
 So, in order to translate an Aggregate Plan into
meaningful terms of production, it must be dis-
Aggregated (i.e, broken down into specific
product requirements ) to determine labour,
material and inventory requirements.