“Break down” the aggregated plans made in the S&OP into information more focused on specific,
“buildable” products.
• Serve as a plan that uses actual customer orders in addition to forecast data.
• Serve as a source of information by which to develop much more specific capacity and resource
plans.
• Serve as a method to effectively translate customers orders into effectively timed production orders
for the facility.
• Serve as an effective tool for planning inventory levels, particularly at the finished goods level.