Production Planning & Control

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze advanced production planning and control principles and their relationship to organizational operational objectives.
• Evaluate production demand and operational requirements and translate them into practical production plans.
• Develop integrated production plans that consider capacity, materials, workforce, equipment, inventory, and delivery requirements.
• Apply effective capacity planning methods to identify resource gaps and operational constraints.
• Design realistic production schedules that balance priorities, available resources, production requirements, and delivery commitments.
• Apply material requirements planning principles and integrate material availability with production schedules and inventory levels.
• Evaluate production orders and compare actual execution against approved production plans and schedules.
• Analyze production delays, deviations, bottlenecks, and resource constraints and establish appropriate corrective actions.
• Improve coordination between production, procurement, inventory, maintenance, quality, logistics, and supply chain functions.
• Design performance indicators for measuring planning accuracy, scheduling effectiveness, production adherence, and operational control.
• Apply replanning and priority management techniques when demand, resources, materials, or operating conditions change.
• Develop a practical production planning and control improvement plan by the end of the course.

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Learning Outcomes

• Analyze production requirements and translate demand into clear and executable production plans.
• Develop production plans that balance demand, capacity, materials, workforce, equipment, inventory, and delivery requirements.
• Evaluate production capacity and identify constraints that may affect the execution of production plans.
• Develop effective production schedules based on operational priorities, resource availability, and delivery commitments.
• Apply material requirements planning principles and coordinate material availability with production requirements.
• Monitor production orders and evaluate adherence to approved production plans and schedules.
• Analyze deviations between planned and actual production and identify their primary causes.
• Develop corrective actions for production delays, bottlenecks, resource shortages, material shortages, and scheduling problems.
• Improve coordination between production, procurement, inventory, maintenance, quality, logistics, and supply chain functions.
• Establish relevant performance indicators for evaluating production planning, scheduling, and control effectiveness.
• Apply replanning techniques when demand, resource availability, equipment condition, or operating requirements change.
• Develop a practical framework for improving production planning and control within the organization.

Course Outline