Planning and production control in the medium term for textile industry model in a make to order environment

Abstract

In this paper a methodology for planning and control of production in the medium term is proposed for the textile industry sector in a make to order environment. The methodology is based on two phases arising from the characteristics of the production system. In the first phase, an aggregate planning model, which allows the calculation of quantities produced in the own workshop and the amount to outsource of clothes to work on so that it meets the economic objectives and obtain the greatest benefit for the industry in the planning horizon. In the second stage, an operations programming model is proposed, which aims at producing sequences for the quantities that need to be produced in the workshop so that the make span is reduced. The two proposed phases constitute an important tool to support decision-making on production management in the textile sector.