Production Planning

Production Planning is an operational management function that specifies production schedules, volumes, and resource requirements to synchronize manufacturing capacity with forecasted demand and organizational objectives.

23.1K

Publications

1.1M

Citations

33.5K

Authors

5.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5.4K

Parents

Decision SciencesManufacturing EngineeringOperations ManagementSupply Chain Management

Children

Bottleneck ManagementFinite Capacity SchedulingLead Time ManagementLot SizingProduction SchedulingResource AllocationSequencingShop Floor Control

Publications

23.1K

Inventory management and production planning and scheduling

Journal of Manufacturing Systems · 1999 · 2.8K citations

Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management +14

Introduction to Sequencing and Scheduling

A. J. Clewett, Kenneth R. Baker · Operational Research Quarterly (1970-1977) · 1977 · 2.6K citations

Management, Computer Science, Operations Management +9

A heuristic algorithm for the m-machine, n-job flow-shop sequencing problem

Muhammad Nawaz, E. Emory Enscore, Inyong Ham · Omega · 1983 · 2.5K citations

Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management +10

Analysis of Inventory Systems.

Arthur F. Veinott, G. Hadley, T. M. Whitin · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1964 · 2.4K citations

Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management +12

A Linear Programming Approach to the Cutting-Stock Problem

Paul C. Gilmore, Ralph E. Gomory · Operations Research · 1961 · 2K citations

Business, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management +15

1–5 of 23.1K

Authors

33.5K

LW
Ling Wang
Tsinghua University, China
65 publications · 6.2K citations
44
h-index
QP
Quan-Ke Pan
Liaocheng University, China
60 publications · 6K citations
43
h-index
LG
Liang Gao
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
79 publications · 6.6K citations
43
h-index
TC
T.C.E. Cheng
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China
114 publications · 6.7K citations
42
h-index
MZ
MengChu Zhou
New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States
64 publications · 5.9K citations
42
h-index

1–5 of 33.5K

Institutions

5.4K

1–8 of 5.4K

Venues

European Journal of Operational Research
1.2K publications · 89.1K citations
137
h-index
International Journal of Production Research
2.4K publications · 112.3K citations
123
h-index
Management Science
443 publications · 51.9K citations
121
h-index
International Journal of Production Economics
890 publications · 53.9K citations
109
h-index
Operations Research
337 publications · 36.9K citations
100
h-index

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See also Production Planning
Core Methods	Mathematical Programming Constraint Programming Advanced Planning Manufacturing Resource Planning Capacity Requirements Planning Constraint Learning
Inputs	Demand Forecasting Due Dates Precedence Relationships
Objectives	Cost Minimization Inventory Cost Minimization
Performance Metrics	Resource Utilization Capacity Utilization On-time Delivery Fill Rate Manufacturing Lead Time Forecasting Accuracy Customer Service Levels Work-in-process Inventory Management
Decision Levels	Production Scheduling Process Control Strategic Planning Operational Planning Operations Planning Sequencing