Aggregate Planning

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Aggregate planning is the process of developing, analyzing and maintaining a preliminary, approximate schedule of the overall operations of an organization. It typically includes targeted sales forecasts, production levels, inventory targets and customer backlogs for a specified period. The goal is to balance supply and demand in a cost-effective manner, taking into account capacity constraints and demand variability.

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