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Table 2

Basic features of the selected companies

Company		A	B	C	D
Size		Medium	Large	Large	Large
Type of production system	Policy of attending the demand	MTO and few items of MTS	MTS (40%) and MTO (60%)	MTS, MTO, ATO and ETO*	MTS (most of the volume) and MTO
Type of production system	Production flow	Job shop, customized items and functional layout	Assembly: batch shop	Different configurations, depending on the BU	Assembly: Flow shop
Number of SKUs (variety)		Medium/high	Medium	Very high	Low
Activities of the production planning and control function		To define or confirm due dates for the customer orders; to elaborate the MPS, MRP and schedule operations and to formulate the aggregate and strategic plans	To elaborate the aggregate plan and MPS and to define stock policies and levels (Manufacturing function is in charge of the operations scheduling )	To lead the S&OP; to elaborate the MPS and MRP and to define stock policies and levels (the responsibility for the operations scheduling is shared with the manufacturing department)	To define stock policies and levels; to analyze the capacity; to elaborate the MPS and MRP and to schedule the operations (the S&OP is elaborated by another function)

Company		A	B	C	D
Size		Medium	Large	Large	Large
Type of production system	Policy of attending the demand	MTO and few items of MTS	MTS (40%) and MTO (60%)	MTS, MTO, ATO and ETO*	MTS (most of the volume) and MTO
Type of production system	Production flow	Job shop, customized items and functional layout	Assembly: batch shop	Different configurations, depending on the BU	Assembly: Flow shop
Number of SKUs (variety)		Medium/high	Medium	Very high	Low
Activities of the production planning and control function		To define or confirm due dates for the customer orders; to elaborate the MPS, MRP and schedule operations and to formulate the aggregate and strategic plans	To elaborate the aggregate plan and MPS and to define stock policies and levels (Manufacturing function is in charge of the operations scheduling )	To lead the S&OP; to elaborate the MPS and MRP and to define stock policies and levels (the responsibility for the operations scheduling is shared with the manufacturing department)	To define stock policies and levels; to analyze the capacity; to elaborate the MPS and MRP and to schedule the operations (the S&OP is elaborated by another function)

Note(s): *depending on the product line and on the business. The analyzed business units operated according to an MTS policy with some assembled-to-order (ATO) products