Detailed Scheduling and Planning
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.
Topics include
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Recognizing Techniques and Practices of Inventory Management |
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Mechanics of the Detailed Material Planning Process |
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Planning Operations to Support the Priority Plan |
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Planning Procurement and External Sources of Supply. |
This course focuses on material and capacity scheduling and planning. It includes a detailed explanation of material requirements planning (MRP), a technique suitable for use in job shops. The course also introduces another material planning technique, material-dominated scheduling, which is applicable to process industries and other mature production environments. The course explains capacity requirements planning in detail and introduces other capacity-planning techniques, including processor-dominated scheduling.