MPS Sanity Deck
Recall the checks that make a master production schedule usable before release.
What is the first MPS release check? Confirm the time fence status for each bucket. Near-term quantities should not change casually once materials, labor, setups, and promises have been triggered. Stability Gross scheduled supply vs available-to-promise Never promise from the gross number without subtracting commitments. Sales says: 'It is only a small late change.' The change is inside the controlled horizon. Planner line I can test it. The rule is: name the order it displaces, the setup impact, and the approver before it enters the MPS. Accepting small changes without tradeoffs is how the frozen zone quietly disappears. It keeps…
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