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How much to produce and When to produce Schedule design



                                                                                                  decisions  impact  machine  selection,  number  of  machines,



                                                                                                  number of shifts, number of employees, space requirement,
                 Design                                                                           storage  requirement,  material  handling  equipment,  etc.






                                                                                                  Information  is  needed  concerning  production  volume,



                 Skedul                                                                           trends,  and  the  predictability  of  future  demands  for  the



                                                                                                  products  to  be  produced.  Market  Information  Process



                                                                                                  Requirement  Process  design:  Determines  the  specific




                                                                                                  equipment types required to produce the product Schedule



                                                                                                  design:  determines  the  number  of  each  of  equipment  type



                                                                                                  required to meet the production schedule
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