Production Planning

can easily be assembled/disassembled 

producing laptops, computer, electronics 

require modifications 

• Repetitive 

• Production 

• Discrete  

• Process Industry 

list of activities performed 

• Material Master 

• Production Version 

• Routing

• Bill of Materials (BOM)

Cannot be assembled/disassembled 

Chemical manufacturer, pharmaceutical 

• Repetitive 

• Process Industry 

• Sales 

• Discrete  

Production activities 

Assembling, testing, quality assurance 

• Sales 

• Purchasing

• Warehouse 

• Production 

• Management of flow of goods 

• Oversight/control of all activities required to convert raw materials to FG 

• SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS 

• SCM (Supply Chain Management) 

• Manufacturing Types 

• Production 

Process of aligning demand with manufacturing capacity to create prod and procurement scheds 

Production is same over a lengthy period of time, quantity basis 

Follow the same sequence  

Automotive 

• Routing

• Discrete  

• Process Industry

• Repetitive 

Deliver orders to customers 

Order fulfillment 

• Purchasing

• Sales 

• Production 

• Warehouse 

raw materials/components 

• Material Master 

• Bill of Materials (BOM)

• Work Center

• Routing

• Production Version 

where prod takes place 

• Material Master 

• Bill of Materials (BOM)

• Work Center

• Routing

• Production Version