Problem
Now I am learning about the Sales and Operations Planning | Master Scheduling and Material Requirements Planning, also known as aggregate planning (S&OP), integrates customer-focused marketing plans for new and existing products with supply chain management. The aggregate production and resource levels established by the sales and operations plan act as constraints to subsequent operational plans and should be disaggregated to provide the detailed material and resource plans needed to produce or acquire individual products and components.
Learning Objectives:
1. Compare the options for influencing demand and supply in implementing a sales and operations plan.
2. Identify alternative sales and operations planning strategies for product families.
3. Discuss the role that sustainability and ethics play in MRP systems.
Can you explain me following 2 main concepts briefly?
a) When quantity discounts are offered, what factors other than price should be considered?
b) What are some of the guidelines for effectively managing and controlling the performance of a master schedule?