Fundamentals Of Capacity Planning And Analysis

How to Measure, Manage, and Improve the Capacity of Your Organization’s Processes

What you'll learn

How Capacity Analysis is Used

The Various Methods for Measuring Capacity

The Types of Available Capacity

Theory of Constraints and Bottleneck Analysis

Goldratt's 5-step Method for Removing Bottlenecks

Understanding and Modeling Capacity Planning

Single and Multiple Part Aggregation Planning

Planning for Changes to Capacity

Overall Equipment Effectiveness, OEE

Understanding and Modeling Capacity Verification

Wait Line Models - Their Design and Equations

Modeling in Excel Single and Multi-Server Wait Line Models

Requirements

Basic Understanding of Facility Layout

Basic Understanding of Microsoft Excel

Description

An organization's capacity for serving its customers is a key input to understanding its revenue, profitability, and growth potential. So whether you're new to an organization trying to understand its capacity, or are planning a new project with a capacity target, this course Fundamentals of Capacity Planning and Analysis will give you the concepts, tools, and templates your need to succeed.In this course, you will learn:The Common and Not So Common Definitions of CapacityHow to Measure CapacityProperties of a Useful MetricThe Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Bottleneck AnalysisThe 5-Step Process for Removing BottlenecksThe 3 Major Approaches to Capacity PlanningModeling Single and Multi-Part AggregationsPlanning for Capacity ChangesOverall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)Capacity Verification, Run-at-RateWait Line Models and DesignWait Line FormulasSingle and Multi-Server Wait Line Capacity AnalysisAnd Much More!!And in addition to the 3+ hours of lecture material, when you buy this class you will also get ALL the Microsoft Excel templates used during the course plus extra downloadable resources. These templates and "cheat sheets" are yours to download, use on your projects, and adapt to your needs.BUT WAIT … THERE's MORE!!When you purchase this class, you get two additional benefits:First, you get LIFETIME ACCESS to all course materials. If you want to come back for a refreshers 6 months or 6 years after completing this course, it will be here for you. With no required start or finish times, you get maximum flexibility to take or re-take this class as needed.And secondly, if you have any questions about the course material, you are welcome to reach out to me, Ray Harkins, through Udemy's messaging service. I try very hard to respond to every question I get within 48 hours.So in total, you get:High-quality course materials, Lots of downloadable templates and resources, Lifetime access to all course materials, Access to one-on-one Q&A, All for a very low price!!You have lots to gain and nothing to lose … Sign up today!!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2 Input and Output Measures of Capacity

Lecture 3 Types of Capacity

Lecture 4 Practice Exercise

Lecture 5 Capacity Metrics

Lecture 6 Introduction to Bottleneck Analysis

Lecture 7 Bottleneck Analysis Model

Lecture 8 Process for Removing Bottlenecks

Lecture 9 Process for Removing Bottlenecks

Lecture 10 Understanding Capacity Planning

Lecture 11 Single Part Aggregations

Lecture 12 Modeling Single Part Aggregations

Lecture 13 Multiple Part Aggregations

Lecture 14 Modeling Multiple Part Aggregations

Lecture 15 Planning Capacity Changes, Pt 1

Lecture 16 Planning Capacity Changes, Pt 2

Lecture 17 Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Lecture 18 Properties of a Useful Metric

Lecture 19 Capacity Verification

Lecture 20 Modeling Capacity Verification

Lecture 21 Introduction to Wait Line Models

Lecture 22 Wait Line Model Design

Lecture 23 Wait Line Equations

Lecture 24 Simple Wait Line Modeling

Lecture 25 Multi-server Wait Line Model

Lecture 26 Conclusion to the Course

Lecture 27 Bonus Lecture

Industrial Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Production Planners,Manufacturing Managers, Supply Chain Managers, Supply Chain Analysts,Inventory Analysts, Plant Engineers, Business Analysts, Engineering Managers