{"id":175680,"date":"2026-02-05T10:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.algorithm-factory.com\/opcenter-aps\/mcp-weighting-rule\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:32:25","slug":"mcp-weighting-rule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.algorithm-factory.com\/en\/opcenter-aps\/mcp-weighting-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"MCP weighting rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-210407&#8243; back_image=&#8221;172952&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-210407&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;75&#8243; overlay_animated=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_animated_size=&#8221;0.7&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; 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width=&#8221;6\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;202754&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-161747&#8243; text_size=&#8221;&#8221; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_height=&#8221;fontheight-357766&#8243; text_space=&#8221;fontspace-111509&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;737051&#8243;]Standard planning rules typically optimize a single objective.<br \/>\nThe MCP weighting rule allows you to prioritize multiple economic objectives simultaneously\u2014aligned with your strategy, planning horizon, and current business situation.<br \/>\nThis results in a not just locally optimized plan, but a economically balanced planning outcome.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_button size=&#8221;btn-lg&#8221; radius=&#8221;btn-circle&#8221; hover_fx=&#8221;full-colored&#8221; custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-377884&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; scale_mobile=&#8221;no&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fp-hud4k6.project.space%2Fen%2Fcontact%2F|title:Contact&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196577&#8243; el_class=&#8221;popmake-175542&#8243;]Discover your planning potential[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;7&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;justify&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;5&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;669969&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; 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