Production & Costing

Production scheduling and manufacturing costs

Production decisions connect material availability, work-center capacity, job progress and cost. These guides use bounded examples to explain the records and assumptions behind a schedule or cost comparison.

Read the scheduling guide to examine material and capacity together, then compare planned and actual manufacturing costs.

• Production scheduling: put material and capacity on the same plan

  Finite and infinite loading answer different questions. Use a work-center example to evaluate scheduling software.

• Manufacturing costing: explain the difference between plan and actual

  A clear cost comparison helps you evaluate material, labor, overhead and service costs in your next ERP.

Explore all manufacturing topics, or request a MAGI demo around your operating requirements.