This Master Class can be undertaken by coach supported distance learning or, for a group of participants, as a face to face, tutor led event. A further option would be to blend these approaches.
Content
1. Concepts of Production Planning
Defining a production planning cycle
Selecting and implementing a forecasting system
The elements of production planning
The purposes of production planning within the supply chain
The links between production planning, sales planning and forecasting
Demand management and forecasting techniques
2. Fundamentals of Production Planning
Basic master scheduling terminology and process.
Producing a master production schedule.
The purposes and management of rough cut capacity planning.
Producing a rough cut capacity plan.
The uses, processing and management of bills of materials.
Constructing a bill of materials.
The purposes of capacity requirement planning.
Producing a capacity requirement plan.
The responsibilities of production control.
Basic scheduling concepts
3. Current Manufacturing and Materials Planning Systems
Relating the basic principles of production planning to modern
manufacturing and control systems.
Comparing the effectiveness of various systems against the basic
production planning processes
Planning and organising a benchmarking project in the production
planning area
Reviewing the implications of globalisation on production planning
processes
Developing a project for the implementation of information systems to
support production planning processes.
Professional Diploma in Logistics and Transport
The course also addresses the requirements of the Production Planning module of the Professional Diploma in Logistics and Transport and therefore by completing this course, students will, by default, be completing a significant part of an internationally recognised qualification.
Further Information.
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Logistics Learning Alliance also provide training in:
- Supply Chain Fundamentals
- Sourcing Fundamentals
- Inventory Fundamentals
- Production Fundamentals
- Warehouse Fundamentals
- Transport Fundamentals
- Sourcing Operational Management
- Inventory Operational Management
- Production Operational Management
- Warehouse Operational Management
- Transport Operational Management
- Supply Chain Planning Management
- Production Planning Management
- Inventory Planning Management
- Warehouse Planning Management
- Transport Planning Management