All aggregate producers must plan production to some degree. But how thorough are their methods, and how accurate are their plans? Because different plants can make products in different combinations and at different rates, operations need to have a plan to match production to their sales volumes. The goal, of course, is to schedule production based on a sales forecast - so as to meet sales demands within scheduled hours. In order to make a profit, producers must reduce costs, waste, byproducts and unsalable inventory, while they produce the best mix of all salable products - and sell what they produce. Producers use a range of production scheduling practices.
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