AN ANALYSIS OF CAPACITY PLANNING PROCEDURES FOR A MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING SYSTEM*
研究了使用物料需求计划系统的制造企业如何规划工作中心产能，比较了四种产能规划程序在不同运营条件下的表现，发现程序选择需在计划绩效、数据成本和产能调整费用间权衡。
ABSTRACT This paper is concerned with planning work‐center capacity levels in manufacturing firms that employ a material requirements planning (MRP) system. It presents four procedures for developing work‐center capacity plans designed to insure the production of components and assemblies as specified by the MRP plan and the master production schedule (MPS). These procedures (capacity planning using overall factors, capacity bills, resource profiles, and capacity requirements planning) are compared using simulation analysis. The results indicate that the performance of a procedure when measured against the MPS depends on the operating conditions of the manufacturing system. The results also indicate that the choice of a particular procedure often represents a compromise among the benefits of improved MPS performance, the costs of preparing and processing data, and the premium expenses required for more frequent adjustments in work‐center capacity levels.