1. Production Planning & Control BMM4823 Introductionby
Dr. Ahmad Nasser Mohd Rose

2. Chapter Description Aims
To highlight the topics will be covered in this module.
To highlight the assessment methods will be carried out throughout this semester
Expected Outcomes
Students are aware on the syllabus and able to prepare prior the class begins
Students are able to prepare prior the class begins
References
Heizer, J and Render,B Principles of Operations Management, 8th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.

3. Course Synopsis
This course introduces production planning and control, forecasting, aggregate planning, production scheduling, Just-in-Time production, inventory management, material requirements planning. The course is supported with Witness simulation software.

4. References
Jay Heizer and Barry Render, 2006, Principles of Operations Management, 11th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc
Stephen N.Chapman, 2006, The Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control.
Wallace J.Horp and Mark L.Spearman, 2001, Factory Physics, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill
Daniel Sipper and Robert L. Bulfin, Jr., 1997, Production: Planning, control, and integration, McGraw Hill.

5. TOPICS WILL BE COVERED
Overview the production planning and control (1 Week)
Forecasting (3 Weeks)
Aggregate planning (2 Weeks)
Scheduling (2 Weeks)
Inventory management (2 Weeks)
Just in Time (1 Week)
Material requirement planning (2 Weeks)
Project presentation (1 Week)

6. Production planning & control
What is Production?
What is Planning? Why bother to plan?
What is Control? When to control?

7. Cont’d
Managing production planning for production activities as to meet customer demand
Managing production system through combining physical and information flows
Purpose – to ensure the production/services run effectively and efficiently in order to meet customer demand

8. Production, Planning and Control
Definition
Planning – plan for activities to be happened in our organisation. Sometime the planned might change to a new plan.
This was due to supplier not deliver on time, machine breakdown, staff in medical leave and etc.
Control – to ensure the planned can be delivered as planned through quality control, supplier management control and etc.

9. Objectives Right Quality Right Quantity
Right Time
Right Manufacturing Cost
Customer Service and Resource Utilization

10. Integration of Processes
Material Flow
Supplier
Production
Warehouse
Distributor
Customer
Information
flow

11. Production Planning and Control
Controlling
Inventory
Planning
Forecasting
MRP
Capacity planning
Aggregate planning
Production
Scheduling
& sequencing

12. Summary
Productivity
On time delivery
Utilisation
Efficient
Cost