What-If and Scope

Schedule What-If

A higher master schedule uses the remaining rough-cut capacity.

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Higher Schedule

The what-if schedule is 50 units.

what-if schedule=50\text{what-if schedule} = 50
Schedule what-ifThe table recomputes load, slack, and utilization for a higher schedule.schedule what-ifvalueschedule50load100slack0utilization1load increase20

What-If Load

The what-if load is 100 hours.

what-if load=100\text{what-if load} = 100
Rough-cut capacityThe chart compares the base plan with the schedule what-if.rough-cut capacity planningschedule 40; std hours/unit 2; available 100casescheduleloadavailableslackutilizationbase4080100204/5what-if5010010001baseload 80slack 20available 100what-ifload 100slack 0available 100what-if load 100; utilization 1deterministic rough-cut capacity arithmetic only

What-If Capacity Check

The what-if slack is 0 and utilization is 1.

what-if utilization=1\text{what-if utilization} = 1
Rough-cut capacityThe chart compares the base plan with the schedule what-if.rough-cut capacity planningschedule 40; std hours/unit 2; available 100casescheduleloadavailableslackutilizationbase4080100204/5what-if5010010001baseload 80slack 20available 100what-ifload 100slack 0available 100what-if load 100; utilization 1deterministic rough-cut capacity arithmetic only