EuroWings Training Center | - Production Planning Scheduling and Control training courses

The Conference

The effective management of processes is crucial for production and process-based organizations. Nowadays, if contemporary organizations want to stay competitive, they are urged to think in terms of process-value added to customers/shareholders. Production planning, scheduling activities and controlling of processes represent essential activities to be performed and monitored by organizations as they implement their key processes, activities and operations. In addressing these issues, this course is relevant for those professionals & analysts facing the difficult challenge of improving performance while reducing costs of those processes for which they are accountable. By combining techniques analysis, problems and examples with real case studies the course provides delegates with key skills, which are essential in managing and controlling processes/projects in times of increasing global competition.

The Goals

Think in terms of process-value added to customers and shareholders
Integrate the organization's strategic planning with production planning and scheduling
Understand the importance of production planning in a wider context of the overall success of the business
Explore traditional versus innovative production techniques
Consider the customer relationship with marketing and production

The Process

We combine theory and practice. Therefore, besides in-class lectures, discussions and exercises, we use company examples to illustrate how the techniques presented have been applied in real case studies.

The Benefits

Gain the ability to think beyond the accepted production planning processes
Incorporate cost saving measures into the organization
Contribute to implement change in the organization.
Reduce costs in the organisation.

The Results

Facilitate the elimination of non-value activities and the reduction of costs within the production process
Contribute to the achievement of breakthrough improvements in competitiveness
Contribute to implement change in the organization.

The Core Competencies

Master techniques for production planning, scheduling and the control of processes
Be able to identify the right processes to redesign in terms of added-value
Confidently contribute to business process improvement

The Conference Content

Introduction

The production/operations function and the organization
Forecasting the requirements
Linking the production/operations function with marketing and the wider organisation environment
Production/operations management and financial management
Production/operations management in manufacturing and service environments

The Product of Services

Marketing and product/service design
Product/service; variety and value
Quality
Reliability
Product, service, operations and competitive strategies

The Process

Production/operating systems design
Manufacturing systems design
Method study
Work measurement
Controlling quality through measurement

Scheduling and Control

Operations control
Forecasting
Capacity management
Operations Scheduling
Inventory management

Managing the Operation

Purchasing
Manufacturing planning and control systems
Production/operations and people management.

EURO WINGS - Production, Planning, Scheduling and Control