31 Mar - 4 Apr 2025
Zanzibar(Tanzania)
Hotel : Golden Tulip Zanzibar Resort
Cost : 5950 € Euro
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 the costs of those processes for which they are accountable. By combining techniques analysis, problems, and examples with a real case study the course provides delegates with key skills, which are essential in managing and controlling processes/projects in times of increasing global competition.
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
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.
Gain the ability to think beyond the accepted production planning processes
Incorporate cost-saving measures into the organization
Contribute to implementing change in the organization.
Reduce costs in the organization.
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 implementing change in the organization.
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
Day 1:
Introduction
The production/operations function and the organization
Forecasting the requirements
Linking the production/operations function with marketing and the wider organization environment
Production/operations management and financial management
Production/operations management in manufacturing and service environments
Day 2:
The Product of Services
Marketing and product/service design
Product/service; variety and value
Quality
Reliability
Product, service, operations, and competitive strategies
Day 3:
The Process
Production/operating systems design
Manufacturing systems design
Method study
Work measurement
Controlling quality through measurement
Day 4:
Scheduling and Control
Operations control
Forecasting
Capacity management
Operations Scheduling
Inventory management
Day 5:
Managing the Operation
Purchasing
Manufacturing planning and control systems
Production/operations and people management.