Collaborative planning

Abstract

The preceding chapters deal with planning processes within one planning domain, e. g. an enterprise (demand planning, master planning) or a factory (production planning). The term planning domain constitutes a part of the supply chain and the related planning processes that are under the control and in the responsibility of one planning organization. However, the quality of a plan and the quality of the decision-making process that is based on that plan can often be improved by considering additional information that is beyond the scope of the individual planning domain. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.