Manufacturing

• Plant location: How many manufacturing plants should be set up and where should they be located? (strategic)
• Product line selection: What products should be produced at each manufacturing location? (strategic/tactical)
• Capacity planning: How much capacity is needed in each plant? (strategic)
• Capacity allocation: How do we allocate plant capacity to products? (tactical)
• Inventory decisions: What raw materials/WIP/finished goods inventory should be stocked in each center? (strategic/tactical)
• Optimal manufacturing strategy: What are the cost and service tradeoffs in alternative manufacturing strategies? For example, what would be the best policy among make-to-stock, make-to-order, and assemble-to-order? (strategic/tactical)
• Input control: How do we introduce work into the plant? (strategic/tactical/operational)
• Production scheduling: How do we schedule the production to maximize throughput and minimize cycle time? (tactical/operational)
• Constrained Supply: How do we optimize resource utilization when the supplies are not enough to fulfill the requirements? (tactical)