backwards scheduling definition

backwards scheduling

Method of determining a production schedule by working backwards from the due date (or time) to the start date (or time), and computing the materials and time required at every operation or stage. Both material requirements planning (MRP/MRP-I) and manufacturing resources planning (MRP-II), for example, are backward scheduling systems. Compare with backward loading. See also forwards scheduling.

backwards scheduling is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology and Planning & Scheduling subjects.

backwards scheduling appears in the definitions of the following terms: back-scheduling and forwards scheduling

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