Utilizing nominal weight instead of actual weight for master planning is highly detrimental for any business that produces catch-weight products. In industries such as meat processing, weight variability can be significant, making reliance on fixed (nominal) weights inherently inaccurate. These variances introduce meaningful downstream impacts across the operation.Under the current system structure, this issue is driving substantial lost sales, as planning outputs do not accurately reflect true available supply. This directly impacts customer fill rates and OTIF (On-Time In-Full) performance, ultimately eroding overall customer confidence and service levels.In addition, the misalignment between nominal and actual weights leads to consistent overproduction. Master planning is effectively overscheduling, resulting in excess finished goods inventory. This, in turn, contributes to increased shrink and associated financial losses.It is also important to recognize that the meat business is inherently seasonal. Fluctuations in demand throughout the year—driven by holidays, weather patterns, and grilling seasons—impact both production requirements and the size of primals. This seasonality further amplifies variability in weights, making accurate, actual-weight-based planning even more critical. Without accounting for both variability and seasonality, planning inaccuracies are compounded, increasing operational inefficiencies and financial risk.