(BQ) Part 2 book "Handbook of production scheduling" has contents: Coordination issues in supply chain planning and scheduling, semiconductor manufacturing scheduling and dispatching, the slab design problem in the steel industry,. and other contents. | Chapter 8 COORDINATION ISSUES IN SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING AND SCHEDULING Stephan Kreipl, Jorg Thomas Dickersback, and Michael Pinedo SAP Germany AG & Co. KG; SAP AG; New York University Abstract: Network planning, production planning, and production scheduling are topics that have been discussed in the supply chain literature for many years. In this chapter we first provide an overview of all the different planning activities that can take place in supply chains while considering the existing functionalities that are available in commercial supply chain planning software. As a second step we consider the coordination and integration of these different activities in the implementation of a supply chain planning solution, which comprises network planning, production planning, and production scheduling. We conclude this chapter with a detailed discussion of an implementation of a supply chain planning solution at the tissue producer SCA Hygiene in Sweden. Key words: Supply chain management, production planning, production scheduling 1. INTRODUCTION Existing commercial supply chain planning software tools such as APO (Advanced Planner and Optimizer) from SAP, TradeMatrix Production Scheduler from 12 and the NetWORKS Scheduling system from Manugistics, consist typically of various different modules that are closely integrated with one another. In general, a supply chain planning and scheduling system consists of the following modules: • Demand Management or Forecasting modules, • Supply Network Planning modules (for distribution and medium term production planning), • Production Planning and Scheduling modules. 178 • Chapters Outbound and Transportation Planning modules (short term distribution planning / deployment, vehicle scheduling), • Order Fulfilment modules and • Collaboration and Internet Planning modules. A Demand Management or Forecasting module is supposed to estimate and determine future demand. The level of detail at which a forecast is made .
