Manufacturing Strategies Developing a Company-Wide Operating System For Scheduling & Planning

I: Long-Range Planning (2-Hours) Purchase Now!

Business & Marketing Plans;
Resource Capacity Planning;
Production Planning;
Customer Order Promising

II: Mid-Range Planning (2-Hours) Purchase Now!

Master Production Scheduling;
Available-to-Promise Inventory;
Material Requirements Planning;
Capacity Requirements Planning

III: Short-Range Planning (2-Hrs) Purchase Now!

Work Order Management;
Production Activity Control;
Detailed Capacity Planning;
Employee Involvement

eBook Topics: An Integrated Set of Useful Articles
Closed-Loop Planning		How to Test and Fine-Tune Strategic and Tactical Plans so that Resources are Only Expended on Achievable Results.
Managing Uncertainty		Making and Keeping Promises that are Realistic and Achievable is a Vital Skill Needed at Every Organizational Level.
Master-Scheduling		Available-To-Promise Inventory can be Strategically Projected Using the Tools of Master Scheduling by Aligning Production Plans and Sales Plans.
Rough-Cut Capacity		Projected Resource Constraints are used to Modify Production Schedules to Assure that Available-To-Promise Inventory will Meet Customer Demands.
Production-Activity-Control		Detailed Capacity and Material Plans become Actionable, Unanticipated Constraints are Communicated Immediately to the Scheduler.
Just-In-Time		When the Goal is Zero Inventory, the Method is JIT. Only Buy or Build to Match Real Orders. Inventory Backlog must be Zero as well!
Theory of Constraints		TOC can be seen as Similar to JIT but has a much Wider Application. Once Identified, Constraints are Exploited until it is Aleviated.
Mentorship		Developing Effective Work Relationships is Essential when Communication is central to the Success of Management Metrics.

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