What is the process of converting MPS into requirements for key resources and comparing to available capacity to help establish a feasible MPS, including the approaches: bill of labor, capacity planning using overall factors, and resource profile?

• A. Rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP)
• B. Production activity control (PAC)
• C. Radio frequency identification tag (RFID)
• D. Quick changeover

Answer: (A)

Rough-cut capacity planning is the process of taking the master production schedule and translating it into rough requirements for the key resources—usually labor and machines—and then comparing those requirements with the available capacity to see if the schedule is feasible. It looks at capacity at a high level, not with detailed shop-floor routing, to quickly identify potential bottlenecks before detailed scheduling. The three techniques commonly used in RCCP are: using a bill of labor to estimate labor hours by resource for each product, applying capacity planning using overall factors to adjust capacity for factors like efficiency and downtime, and building a resource profile that shows how each resource is used over time. This combination helps establish whether the MPS can be supported by current capacity and where adjustments are needed.