advanced planning and scheduling (APS)
Contributor(s): Brenda Cole
Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) is a type of system that tracks costs based on the activities that are responsible for driving costs in the production of manufactured goods. An APS allocates raw materials and production capacity optimally to balance demand and plant capacity.
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This was last updated in July 2009
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