Scheduling decisions in operations management can be arranged from long-term to short-term based on the planning horizon and level of detail involved:
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(D) Capacity Planning:
🔹 This is a long-term decision, typically looking years ahead to ensure that sufficient capacity exists to meet future demand. -
(A) Aggregate Planning:
🔹 A medium-term scheduling decision that translates capacity planning into a general plan for production, typically over 6–18 months. -
(C) Master Schedule:
🔹 A short-to-medium-term schedule that breaks the aggregate plan into specific product-level schedules. -
(B) Short-term Scheduling:
🔹 Involves day-to-day or minute-by-minute scheduling of tasks, people, or machines.