Production Planning and Control (PPC)

• Importance and Benefits of PPC Systems
• A Framework for a PPC System
• PPC Systems Activities
• Productivity

Demand Management

• Demand Management in PPC Systems
• Independent and Dependent Demand
• Impact of PPC Environment on Demand Management:
  • The Make-to-Stock Environment
  • The Assemble-to-Order Environment
  • The Make-to-Order Environment
• Forecasting Framework
• Producing and Evaluating Forecasts
• Forecasting Techniques
• Evaluating Forecasts

Capacity Planning

• Measuring Capacity
• Capacity Utilization
• Calculating Capacity Requirements
• Cost-Volume Analysis
• Break-Even Analysis
• Decision Tree

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)

• S&OP Fundamentals
• The S&OP Process
• Monthly Planning Cycle
• Time-Phased Planning
• Modifying the S&OP
• The Basic Trade-Offs in S&OP
• Evaluating Alternative Plans

Inventory Management

• Types of Inventory
• Inventory Costs
• Economic Order Quantity Model
• Inventory Order Cycle
• Safety Stocks and Service Levels
• Economic Production Quantity
• Multi-Criteria ABC Analysis

Master Production Scheduling

• The Master Production Scheduling Activity
• Master Production Scheduling Techniques:
  • The Time-Phased Record
  • Available to Promise

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

• Overview of MRP
• The Bill of Material
• MRP Processing
• The Basic MRP Record
• Material Planning For:
  • Lot-for-Lot
  • Different Lot Sizes

Performance Measurement

• KPIs and Benchmarking
• Measuring Performance
• Improving Current Production System