Manufacturing Operations – Planning, Management And Control

Cutting-Edge Production Management Methods That Will Help You Outperform the Competition

What you'll learn
This course will teach you how to improve, manage, and regulate all aspects of a successful manufacturing operations infrastructure
You’ll develop the ability to design and oversee an effective master production schedule that makes the best possible use of your manufacturing resources
You’ll discover the basics of materials requirements planning, including lead time offsetting, bill of materials, and determining manufacturing order quantities
You’ll understand how to apply capacity planning and management to determining capacity requirements and to matching capacity with scheduling and control
You’ll learn the best way to develop and implement a winning production activity control system that reduces WIP, inventories, and lead times
Requirements
No previous knowledge required.
Interest in planning and managing manufacturing operations.
Description
Is your manufacturing business strategically positioned to outpace its competitors? The effective streamlining of your company’s approach to both planning and control is the key to cutting costs, increasing efficiency, and staying one giant step ahead of the competition. In this fast-moving industry where customer demands rule all, regularly meeting and exceeding those demands is vital for success.   Based on the instructor’s comprehensive and hands-on operational experience, this course will teach you the basic principles and best practices behind production management, including essential concepts like decision making, systems design and capacity, facilities location and layout, demand forecasting, resource and materials planning, capacity management and production control, and materials and inventory strategies. Upon completion of this course, manufacturing professionals and business owners alike will have the necessary practical skills to improve both their personal performance and the overall proficiency of their company’s manufacturing operations. This course will provide you with the knowledge, analysis, and advanced practices your business needs to stay current and competitive as an integral part of the supply chain industry. It will also show you how to consistently meet customer requirements, and how to meet those crucial obligations with significantly greater speed and accuracy than the competition.

Overview

Section 1: Operations Management Basics

Lecture 1 Course Introduction

Lecture 2 Glossary of Terms and Definitions

Lecture 3 Production Management and System

Lecture 4 Classification of Production Systems

Lecture 5 A Framework for Managing Operations

Lecture 6 Operations Management - Objectives

Lecture 7 Strategic Role of Operations

Lecture 8 Strategic Planning

Lecture 9 Productivity

Lecture 10 Scope of Operations Management

Section 2: Role of Global Operations

Lecture 11 Global Factors

Lecture 12 Benefits of Global Operations

Lecture 13 Challenges and Cost Considerations

Lecture 14 Total Cost of Ownership

Lecture 15 Political and Economic Factors

Section 3: Decision Making in Operations

Lecture 16 Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 17 Framework for Decision Making

Lecture 18 Decision Methods and Techniques

Lecture 19 Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Lecture 20 Decision Making Under Risk

Lecture 21 Break Even Analysis

Lecture 22 Break-Even Point Examples - 1

Lecture 23 Break-Even Point Examples - 2

Lecture 24 Discrete and Continuous Data Equations

Lecture 25 Decision Tree

Section 4: Systems Design and Capacity

Lecture 26 Design and Systems Capacity

Lecture 27 Capacity Planning

Lecture 28 Capacity Decisions

Section 5: Locating Facilities

Lecture 29 Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 30 Reasons for Selecting a Suitable Location

Lecture 31 Plant/Facility Location - Factors

Lecture 32 Location Models

Lecture 33 Weighted Factor Rating Methods

Lecture 34 Load Distance Methods

Lecture 35 Centre of Gravity

Lecture 36 Locational Economics

Section 6: Facility Layout

Lecture 37 Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 38 Plant Layout Basics

Lecture 39 Classification of Layout

Lecture 40 Combination and Fixed Position Layout

Lecture 41 Group (Cellular) Layout

Lecture 42 Design of Product Layout

Lecture 43 Line Balancing Example

Lecture 44 Design of Process Layout

Lecture 45 Service Layout

Section 7: Forecasting Demand

Lecture 46 Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 47 Forecasting Demand - Objectives and Methods

Lecture 48 Time Series Methods

Lecture 49 Exponential Smoothing

Lecture 50 Regression Methods - Simple Regression

Lecture 51 Correlation Methods - Simple Correlation

Lecture 52 Forecast Controls

Lecture 53 Forecast Application

Section 8: Developing and Designing Products

Lecture 54 Product Design and Analysis

Lecture 55 Marketing and Production Characteristics

Lecture 56 Economic Analysis and Production Aspect

Lecture 57 Design for Manufacture

Lecture 58 Design for Excellence

Section 9: Managing Materials

Lecture 59 Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 60 Materials Management - Functions

Lecture 61 Purchasing - Objectives and Parameters

Lecture 62 Selection of Suppliers

Lecture 63 Stores Management

Lecture 64 Inventory Management

Lecture 65 Inventory Model EOQ - Trial and Error Method

Lecture 66 Inventory Model EOQ - Analytical Method

Lecture 67 Standardisation and Simplification

Lecture 68 Value Analysis

Lecture 69 Ergonomics and Just-in-Time

Section 10: Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

Lecture 70 Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 71 Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling Basics

Lecture 72 Aggregate Planning Strategies

Lecture 73 Mixed Strategies

Lecture 74 Master Scheduling

Lecture 75 Master Scheduling Format

Lecture 76 Available-to-Promise

Lecture 77 Practical Examples

Section 11: Material and Capacity Requirements Planning

Lecture 78 Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 79 Material and Capacity Requirements Planning Objectives

Lecture 80 Material Requirements Planning Inputs and Outputs

Lecture 81 Material Requirements Planning Logic

Lecture 82 System Refinements

Lecture 83 Safety Stock, Lot sizing and System Updating

Lecture 84 Capacity Requirements Planning Inputs and Outputs

Lecture 85 Loading - Steps and Concepts

Section 12: Scheduling and Controlling Production Activities

Lecture 86 Presentation Slides and Spreadsheets

Lecture 87 Scheduling and Controlling Production Basics

Lecture 88 Shortest Processing Time Rule

Lecture 89 Weighted Shortest Processing Time Rule

Lecture 90 Earliest Due Date Rule

Lecture 91 Minimising the Number of Tardy Jobs

Lecture 92 Flow Shop Scheduling

Section 13: Role of Technology in Operations

Lecture 93 Types of Operations Technologies. ERP.

Lecture 94 Other Information Technologies

Lecture 95 E-Manufacturing and Emerging Technologies

Section 14: Metrics for Assessing Performance

Lecture 96 Metrics and Measurement

Lecture 97 Categories of Metrics

Lecture 98 Productivity Measures

Lecture 99 Customer Service Measures

Lecture 100 Course Closure

Perfect for manufacturing professionals and students of manufacturing operations and manufacturing management systems at every level seeking a basic and more advanced understanding of manufacturing planning, execution, and control systems.