Master production schedule

How it is used

Sits between the sales and operations plan and MRP. Planners build, load and freeze the MPS; inside the frozen zone at the start, nothing changes without approval. MRP uses the MPS and the bill of materials to calculate part needs.

Example sentences

1. The master production schedule is frozen for the next two weeks.

2. Sales wants to add 500 units to the master production schedule for week 12.

Common collocations

• freeze the master production schedule
• MPS frozen zone
• load the MPS
• master scheduling

Related terms

• production scheduleA plan that shows which products will be made, in what quantity, on which line or machine and when, usually for the coming days or weeks.
• MRPShort for material requirements planning: a method, usually run in software, that uses the production plan, bill of materials and stock levels to work out what to buy or make and when.
• demand forecastAn estimate of how many units customers will order in future periods, based on past sales, customer plans and market information.
• capacityThe maximum amount a machine, line or plant can produce in a given time, for example 1,200 units per shift.
• bill of materialsA complete list of the parts, materials and quantities needed to make one unit of a product, often arranged in levels from the final product down to raw materials. Shortened to BOM.

More terms: Production Planning and Control

• lead time
• bottleneck
• ERP
• line balancing
• make-to-order
• ramp up