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Training Methods

Master Planning of Resources is designed to leverage the unique learning possibilities using the training methods below.

• Demonstrations
• Exercises
• Role plays
• Discussions
• Small group work
• Presentations
• Case studies
• Scenarios
• Simulations

These methods help participants internalize, reinforce and apply the concepts. Participants are also expected to participate and take an active role.

Additionally, the course has been designed so that each module ties together from week to week. Each course includes a brief review of the week before, illustrating how successive weeks are linked. Assignments, readings, and short assignments between weeks help reinforce these links and enhance learning retention.

Learning Materials

Each participant will receive Master Planning of Resources workbook.

Program Outline

• Week 1 – Business Planning Process

  Participants will learn about Business Planning Process

  • Demand Management
  • Sales and Operation Planning
  • Master Planning
  • Planning Process
  • The Business Plan

• Week 2 – Forecasting Demand

  Participants will learn about forecasting.

  • What is a forecast?
  • Types of Demand and Forces that Influence it
  • Seasonality
  • Data Sources
  • Focus Forecasting
  • Planning Horizons and Time Periods

• Week 3 – Demand Management and Customer Service

  Participants will learn about information demand management and customer service

  • Replacing Forecast with Knowledge
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Supply Chain Order Management
  • Demand Management Activities

• Week 4 – Distribution Planning

  Participants will learn about the basics of distribution planning.

  • DRP Planning and Objectives
  • Distribution Site Selection
  • Distribution Planning Systems
  • Lean/JIT Considerations for Distributions

• Week 5 – Sales and Operation Planning Process

  Participants will learn about the Sales and Operation Planning Process

  • Monthly Sales and Operation Planning Process
  • Benefits and Considerations of Sales and Operations Planning
  • Production Methods
  • Make to Stock and Make to Order
  • Sales Plan
  • Production Plan
  • Inventory Plan
  • What is a Resource?

• Week 6 – The Master Scheduling Process

  Participants will learn the basics of the Master Scheduling Process

  • Sales and Operation Planning and the Master Schedule
  • Inputs to the Master Schedule
  • Master Scheduling Grid
  • Relating the Master Scheduling Process to the Business Environment
  • Common Parts of Bill of Material
  • Accuracy of Records
  • Master Scheduler Responsibilities

• Week 7 – Managing the Master Scheduling Process

  Participants will learn what is involved in managing the Master Scheduling Process.

  • Data Sources of Master Scheduling
  • Engineering Changes
  • Managing Change
  • Trade Offs in Master Schedule
  • Revised Master Schedule and Rough Cut Capacity Planning

• Week 8 - Measuring Performance and Validating the Plan

  Participants will learn about measuring performance and validating the plan.

  • Measuring the Business
  • Customer Service
  • Customer Service Measurements
  • Master Scheduling Performance Measurements
  • Master Scheduling Management Issues

Program Benefits

• Understanding the Sales and Operation Process
• Discussion on resolving Sales and Operational Planning conflicts
• Understanding the Master Scheduling Process
• Benefits of Sales and Operation Planning and Master Scheduling
• Make to Stock vs. Make to Order
• Inputs and Outputs of Master Scheduling
• Understanding the Business Plan
• Understanding how to manage demand
• Rough Cut Capacity Planning
• Making the Master Plan Realistic

Location

Days Inn
245 Easton Rd (Rt 611N)
Horsham, PA 19044

Program Dates and Fees

The program fee includes tuition and learning materials. The fee is payable in advance upon confirmation of registration. To obtain the CPIM, there is a separate examination fee per course. The examination registration is handled by the individual.

Registration:

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Payment Methods:

Refund Policy

In the event a course is cancelled by CWD/PAN-APICS you will receive a full refund. If you wish to withdraw from the course you can request a refund. Your request must be received by phone or in person at Montgomery County Community College CWD office prior to the start of the course. Refunds will not be made once the course begins. To withdraw from a course please call 215-641-6397, Monday thru Friday between 8:30 AM and 4:30PM. Fees for learning materials are not refundable.

For further information on CPIM and custom programs contact:

Brook P. Hunt, Ed.D.
Director
Center for Workforce Development
215-641-6331
(F) 215-641-6441
bhunt@mc3.edu
www.mc3.edu/cwd

Janet Hillier
Vice President, Education Programs
PAN-APICS
janethi1@netzero.net
www.pan-apics.org

Gene O'Gara

Training Expertise

Has been an active member of the Philadelphia Chapter of APICS for over twenty (20) years.

Training Clients

Gene has over 25 years of experience in manufacturing and has taught Certification Courses since 1992.

Qualifications

• APICS
  • Has been a member since the mid 1980s
  • Completed Train the Trainer and Learning Dynamics for Instructors
• Milton Roy
  • Is a Materials Supervisor at Milton Roy, a division of United Technologies.

Certifications/Degrees

• Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
• BS LaSalle University
• MBA Holy Family University