capcity

1. Capacity Planning
Department of Mechanical Engineering
ME 6703 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems
1CIM / CAPACITY PLANNING / R PRADEEP KUMAR AP/MECH

2. Capacity Planning
Master Schedule must be consistent:
• Production capabilities.
• Limitations of the plant.
• labor and equipment resources.
• long-term future production.
Master Schedule must be consistent:
• Production capabilities.
• Limitations of the plant.
• labor and equipment resources.
• long-term future production.
2CIM / CAPACITY PLANNING / R PRADEEP KUMAR AP/MECH

3. Capacity planning accomplished in two stages,
•MPS
•MRP
rough-cut capacity planning
MPS
MRP
Capacity
planning
rough-cut capacity planning
capacity requirements planning
3CIM / CAPACITY PLANNING / R PRADEEP KUMAR AP/MECH

4. Capacity Planning - Short Term
• Employment levels.
• Temporary workers.
• Number of work shifts.
• Labor hours.
• Inventory stockpiling.
• Order backlog.
• Subcontracting.
• Employment levels.
• Temporary workers.
• Number of work shifts.
• Labor hours.
• Inventory stockpiling.
• Order backlog.
• Subcontracting.
4CIM / CAPACITY PLANNING / R PRADEEP KUMAR AP/MECH

5. Capacity Planning - Long Term
• New equipment Investments.
• New plant construction.
• Purchase of existing plants.
• Acquisition of existing companies.
• Plant closings.
• New equipment Investments.
• New plant construction.
• Purchase of existing plants.
• Acquisition of existing companies.
• Plant closings.
5CIM / CAPACITY PLANNING / R PRADEEP KUMAR AP/MECH