[] a method of planning the best way to produce the right amount of goods at the right time and at the lowest cost, based on the total number of items that need to be produced and the total amount of equipment and number of workers available总体规划（根据所需生产的产品总数、设备的数量及现有的职工人数，以最低的成本，适时地生产出合适数量的产品的最佳规划方式）