| # Job shop (MJS) A large variety of products are produced. Production is organized around relatively independent work centers. Production uses a large variety of routings and multipurpose machinery. Production planning must create a balance between work center workload, order lead times, and inventory levels. For a job shop type of production, you can use the workload control planning method. During planning, orders are moved back and possibly forward in time, to level out capacity requirements of bottleneck work centers or machines. Production is generally in low volumes. The exact work centers and tasks used to produce the specific products can differ significantly. |