How do you handle production / fulfillment planning today?
Simple question for anyone in planning or ops:
When you need to launch a production order, how do you decide the start date?
Do you trust your ERP, add a manual buffer, use a formula, or just go with experience?
And do you usually start too early and lock up cash, or too late and stress about the deadline?
Just trying to understand how it really works in practice. No pitch, appreciate any honest answer.