1. Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control David Bolton, CFPIM, C.P.M. Materials Manager, Rotek, Inc. Past President, APICS

2. Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control Chapter 1 Overview of Planning and Control

3. Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) System Planning and controlling the “manufacturing” process to meet the dictates of the market place and support the company strategy

4. MPC provides information  Efficient management of materials  Effective utilization of people and equipment  Coordination of internal activities with external suppliers  Communication with the customer about market requirements

5. Proper use of information from MPC system results in  Reduced Inventories  Lower costs  Improved customer satisfaction Improved profits for the firm

6. Manufacturing vs. Service  Timing  Customer Contact  Quality  Inventory

7. Production Environmental Choices  Make-to-Stock (MTS)  Assemble-to-Order (ATO)  Make-to-Order (MTO)  Engineer-to-Order (ETO)

8. Process Categories  Project  Job Process  Batch or Intermittent Processing  Repetitive or Continuous Flow Processing

9. Summary of Process Categories Job ProcessBatchRepetitive/Continuous Flow EquipmentGeneral purposeSemi-specializedHighly specialized Labor skillsHighly skilledSemi-skilledLow skills Managerial approachTechnical problem solverTeam leadershipEfficiency – keep the process moving Volume output per designLowMediumhigh Variety of designs produced HighMediumlow Production environmentETO, MTOMTO, ATO, MTSATO, MTS Flow of workVariable, jumbledMore definedHighly defined and fixed

10. Hayes-Wheelwright Matrix

11. Market Drivers Order Winners vs. Qualifiers  Price  Quality  Delivery  Flexibility  Product Design  Service after Sale

12. Business Environment Issues  Customer Learning  Competitor Moves  Multiple Markets  Product Design Changes

13. Process Analysis and Information Flows  Control and Reporting Points  Process Analysis and Improvement  Process Mapping  Process Improvement  Process Reengineering  Value Stream Mapping

14. General Information Flow

15. APICS: The Association for Operations Management

16. APICS Certification  CPIM: Certified in Production and Inventory Management  CFPIM: Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management  CIRM: Certified in Integrated Resource Management

17. The CPIM Curriculum  Basics of Supply Chain Management  Master Planning of Resources  Detailed Scheduling and Planning  Execution and Control of Operations  Strategic Management of Resources

18. Student APICS  Attend Akron APICS meetings on 2 nd Tuesday of the month  Speakers  Student paper competition  Region III meetings  Whatever you make it