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Nervous Planning

Nervous Planning is a common phenomenon in traditional MRP systems where a small change in a customer order, forecast, or delivery date triggers significant changes throughout the supply chain.

What Are the Consequences of Nervous Planning?


The result is instability, reduced visibility, and lower operational efficiency, because the system reacts to every variation, making planning difficult to manage. 
For example: Production orders are rescheduled, purchase orders are modified, and priorities constantly change.
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