🎯 Course Description:
This comprehensive training program provides participants with practical and strategic knowledge of production planning and control, focusing on Material Requirements Planning (MRP), capacity planning, scheduling, and shop floor execution. The course is designed to help professionals align production processes with demand forecasts, optimize inventory levels, and increase manufacturing efficiency using modern planning tools and techniques.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Production and operations managers
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Planning and scheduling professionals
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Supply chain and inventory controllers
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Manufacturing engineers and supervisors
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ERP users responsible for production/MRP modules
🗓️ Day 1: Fundamentals of Production Management
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Overview, Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Overview of Production Systems – Job shop, batch, flow |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Objectives of Production Management |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Make-to-Order vs Make-to-Stock Strategies |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Analyzing production environments |
🗓️ Day 2: Master Production Scheduling and Demand Planning
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Master Production Scheduling (MPS) – Role and structure |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Linking Forecasts with Production Plans |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Capacity Planning and Load Levelling |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Resolving production-capacity conflicts |
🗓️ Day 3: Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | MRP Logic and Inputs – BOM, inventory, lead times |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | MRP Outputs – Planned orders, rescheduling, shortages |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Lot Sizing, Order Policies, and Safety Stocks |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Run an MRP simulation using a case scenario |
🗓️ Day 4: Shop Floor Control and Execution
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Production Scheduling Techniques – Gantt, Kanban, etc. |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Dispatching and Work Order Execution |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Shop Floor Data Collection and Performance Tracking |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Improving shop floor productivity |
🗓️ Day 5: ERP Integration and Lean Practices
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Integration of MRP with ERP Systems |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Lean Production and Just-In-Time (JIT) Planning |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Final Simulation: MPS-MRP-End-to-End Planning Cycle |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Feedback, Course Wrap-Up & Certificates |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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MRP planning templates (Excel + ERP screenshots)
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Production and capacity planning workbook
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Case studies and exercises
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Shop floor process checklists
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Gantt chart and scheduling tools
