Candidates focus on the various techniques for material and capacity scheduling. The course includes detailed descriptions of material requirements planning (MRP), capacity requirements planning (CRP), inventory management practices, and procurement and supplier planning.

Major Topics

• Methodologies and techniques of inventory management
• Information used in the master planning process
• MRP mechanics: the basics
• Using MRP outputs
• The detailed capacity planning process
• Capacity
• Establishing relationships with suppliers

Objectives

• Identify types of inventory and their impact on the planning process, lot-sizing techniques, inventory-accuracy methodologies, master schedule data, MRP record grid, conditions for the planning process, and MRP outputs
• Describe order review methodologies, safety-stock processes, effects of inventory on investment, inventory policies and performance, independent and dependent demand, importance of data accuracy, timeliness, and detail required to produce effective load and priority plans
• Use what-if analysis for problem solving of current and future scenarios
• Examine how work center and routing data are used to schedule orders and establish resource load by time period, scheduling and planning techniques in various environments, and techniques for preparing order releases
• Define sources of load relative to planned and released orders
• Determine the capacity planning outputs required to formulate capacity plans, tooling requirements, overload and underload conditions, and ability of the production processes to meet capacity targets
• Describe the concepts essential for supplier partnerships, product development, and supplier rating systems benefits