Backward scheduling:
"Starts with the date the order is required and calculates the schedule back through the routing to determine the proper release date of the order "

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Definitions of terms related to Backward scheduling:

• advanced planning and scheduling (APS)
• back scheduling
• Block scheduling
• Cell scheduling
• finite scheduling
• Forward scheduling
• Production scheduling
• Vendor scheduling
• Work centre scheduling