The Aggregate Operations Plan
Product group or broad category (Aggregation)
This planning is done over an intermediate-range
planning period of 3 to18 months
Small company may use only a simple calculator.
A typical corporate plan contains a section in manufacturing that specifies how many units in each major product line need to be produced over the next 12 months to meet the sales forecast. The planer takes that information and attempt to determine how best to meet these requirements with available resources.