Production Planning, Scheduling and Activity Control
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Production Planning, Scheduling and Activity Control Course
Introduction:
The effective management of processes plays a crucial role in the success of production and process-based organizations. In today's competitive landscape, organizations are encouraged to focus on adding value to customers and shareholders through their processes. Essential activities such as production planning, scheduling, and process control must be performed and monitored by organizations as they carry out their key operations and activities.
This course is designed to address these challenges and is particularly relevant for professionals and analysts who are responsible for improving performance and reducing costs in the processes they oversee. By incorporating techniques, analysis, problem-solving, and real case studies, the course equips delegates with vital skills needed to manage and control processes and projects in an increasingly competitive global environment.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this training course, participants will:
- Gain the ability to think beyond the accepted production planning processes
- Incorporate cost-saving measures into the organization
- Contribute to implementing change in the organization.
- Reduce costs in the organization.
- Achieve world-class manufacturing standards
- Organize production operations to meet customer needs
- Reduce lead and cycle times
- “Build” products that can be effectively scheduled in varying environments
- Build an information infrastructure that smoothly converts to your manufacturing management systems
Who Should Attend?
Plant managers, master schedulers, production activities planners, production control managers, shift supervisors, materials managers, capacity planners, production staff, and manufacturing and industrial engineers who interface with operations driving improvement activities in an MRP environment. Plant Managers, Senior Production, Maintenance and Operations Managers, Line Production Supervisors and Production Engineers, Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain professionals, plant superintendents, inventory planners, master planners, master schedulers, production, and maintenance first-line supervisors. In addition accounting and financial personnel, Purchasing Agents, and those involved with implementing Just-In-Time and Manufacturing Resource Planning initiatives will benefit greatly.
Course Outlines:
Introduction
- The production/operations function and the organization
- Forecasting the requirements
- Linking the production/operations function with marketing and the wider organization environment
- Production/operations management and financial management
- Production/operations management in manufacturing and service environments
The Product of Services
- Marketing and product/service design
- Product/service; variety and value
- Quality
- Reliability
- Product, service, operations, and competitive strategies
The Process
- Production/operating systems design
- Manufacturing systems design
- Method study
- Work measurement
- Controlling quality through measurement
Scheduling and Control
- Operations control
- Forecasting
- Capacity management
- Operations Scheduling
- Inventory management
Managing the Operation
- Purchasing
- Manufacturing planning and control systems
- Production/operations and people management.