Introduction
This course provides a practical understanding of how organizations plan and schedule their production activities. Participants will explore capacity planning, production control, and workflow optimization. The training emphasizes balancing resources, demand, and constraints. By the end, learners will understand how production planning impacts the entire supply chain.
Course Objectives
- Understand production planning
- Apply capacity planning tools
- Build effective schedules
- Manage production workflows
- Measure manufacturing performance
Target Audience
- Production schedulers
- Manufacturing planners
- Factory supervisors
- Supply chain analysts
- Industrial engineering assistants
Course Outline
- 5 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 5 Days
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- Day 1: Introduction to Production Planning• Production types
• Planning hierarchy
• MRP basics
• Bill of materials
• Lead time roles0 - Day 2: Capacity Planning• Capacity types
• Rough-cut capacity planning
• Bottleneck identification
• Line balancing
• Capacity adjustment methods0 - Day 3: Scheduling Techniques• Finite vs infinite scheduling
• Gantt charts
• Priority rules
• Sequencing constraints
• Scheduling exercises0 - Day 4: Production Control• Shop floor management
• Work order management
• Quality controls
• WIP reduction
• Real-time monitoring0 - Day 5: Measuring Performance• OEE components
• Productivity metrics
• Downtime analysis
• Production reports
• Improvement recommendations0
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