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Course: Planning Cycle
Basics
Duration: 2 days;
registration at 8:00 AM day one, class begins at 8:30 AM; class ends
at 4:00 PM final day.
Overview: Advanced
planning and scheduling tools still depend on the basics- establishing
a doable master schedule, exploding bills of material to determine
quantity and timing requirements, and verifying available capacity.
Many organizations struggle even after establishing a theoretical base
with the problems of running the business every day- maintaining
priorities, responding to a blizzard of exception messages, and
resisting the temptation to build side or standalone systems instead
of using MRP. The Planning Cycle Basics Class establishes the theory
behind the heart of the planning cycle- MPS, Rough Cut, MRP and CRP,
provides methods to use in daily operations and department alignment,
and shows how the basic planning cycle serves as the base platform for
extended systems. It also stresses the ease and necessity of
integrating capacity planning with material planning.
Who should attend:
Master Schedulers, planners, buyer/planners
Agenda:
Setting the stage:
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The Planning Cycle's
role within the entire closed-loop system
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Product definition and
accuracy requirements for the planning cycle- lot sizes, inventory
accuracy, lead time, bills of material, etc.
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The effect of to-order
or to-stock and discrete/repetitive/process environments on the
planning cycle
Master Production
Scheduling (MPS)
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How establishing a
viable MPS drives the rest of the system
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Balancing conflicting
objectives, satisfying stakeholders and aligning the MPS with the
Sales and Operations Plan (S&OP)
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What to include, how to
sequence items and use variations such as two-level MPS
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How to realistically
schedule and review large numbers of items
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Changing role of the
Master Scheduler
Rough Cut Capacity
Planning
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How to define and
prioritize resources to be included in Rough Cut
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The ease of
implementing Rough Cut vs. other systems
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How close do we need to
be?
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Alternatives if Rough
Cut shows the MPS isn't doable
Material Requirements
Planning (MRP)
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MRP's role in the total
ERP system
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Why MRP is never wrong
(but the inputs might be)
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How to review and firm
requirements for large numbers of items
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Organizing the
planners/buyers: families, common items, BOM levels
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Software package tools
to use, and those to avoid
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Reorder point (ROP)
systems vs. MRP
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Common reasons why
planners ignore MRP (data requirements, ease of use, etc.) and use
other systems- and how to respond
Capacity Requirements
Planning (CRP)
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Contrasted with Rough
Cut
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Level of resource
availability data required, and why much of it is already in place
from other areas
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Infinite vs. finite
capacity scheduling tools
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Ease of review, and how
CRP is the final planning cycle signoff
The Basic Planning
Cycle and other systems:
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Planning and production
floor scheduling
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Distribution network
planning
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Advanced Planning and
Scheduling (APS) systems
Each area includes:
Typical policy issues, comprehensive performance measurement
definition, glossary, exercise or quiz.
Fee: $850 US for 2
days; $700 per person when 2 or more attend from same company.
Includes materials and handouts, continental breakfast, lunch and
coffee service but not dinner, lodging or transportation.
Registration options:
registration form
Bridgefield Group Inc.
Attn: Registration
270 Lakeview Ridge East
Roswell, GA 30076
For
additional information or questions contact:
education@bridgefieldgroup.com
