Production Control

A Two Day Course for those involved in Manufacturing, Production Control and Materials Management

Recent advances in production control have given new opportunities for management and practitioners to improve the customer service, manufacturing flexibility and costs.  This course shows what production control techniques are available and how they should be used.  The sessions will be led by Dr. Tony Wild, who is an experienced production control practitioner and a well known presenter on the subject.

TOPICS

Production & Inventory Targets
Why we need control - benefits
Where Production and Inventory Control fit into the organisation
Balancing conflicting requirements

The Basis of Manufacturing Planning
Long range planning
The Master Schedule
Structure, contents, horizons
Forecasting demand
Co-ordination - MRPII concepts


Material Requirements Planning (MRPI)
Bills of Materials
Controlling & using MRP
Effects of batching & work balancing

Lean and Just-in-Time Techniques
Advantages of fast throughput time
Flow line manufacture
Using Kanban

Capacity Planning
Capacity and load
Planning processes (RCCP & CRP)
Control of bottlenecks

Shop Floor Control
Shop loading and control
Minimising set-up time
Priority control & responsibilities

Materials Control
Stores control & organisation
Stocks
Supplier partnerships

Added Value Processes

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