Principles of Manufacturing Control

OBJECTIVE: To impart a fundamental knowledge and understanding of priority and capacity management.

 

SUMMARY: This course deals with priority and capacity management through the use of material requirements planning (MRP), capacity management planning (CRP), production activity control (PAC), and Just-in-Time  (JIT).  This course explores the execution of the production and master production schedule, reactions to capacity constraints, and maintenance of individual order control.

 

• Introduction to Material Requirements Planning and Production Activity Control
• Bills of Material
• MRP Basics
• Managing with Material Requirements Planning and Closing the Loop
• Advanced MRP Techniques
• Introduction to Capacity Management
• Capacity Management
• Production Activity Control (PAC)
• PAC
• Just-In-Time (JIT) in Manufacturing

 

 

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