back scheduling:
"A technique for calculating operation start dates and due dates. The schedule is computed starting with the due date for the order and working backward to determine the required start date and/or due dates for each operation."

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Definitions of terms related to back scheduling:

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