Course Description
This training course provides the principles and practical tools of production planning, scheduling, and control required to run efficient manufacturing and processing operations.
Participants learn to plan production effectively, schedule resources, manage inventory, and control operations to meet demand while minimising cost and waste. The course covers proven production management techniques applicable across manufacturing and industrial processing environments.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Apply the principles of production planning and control
- Develop effective production schedules
- Balance capacity against demand
- Manage inventory and materials effectively
- Apply lean principles to production
- Monitor and control production performance
- Improve production efficiency and reduce waste
How the course is delivered
The course combines production management theory with practical planning and scheduling exercises, case studies, and group discussions. Participants apply techniques to realistic production scenarios.
On successful completion, an BII Research Certificate with CPE credits is awarded.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Production planners and schedulers
- Manufacturing and operations managers
- Supply chain and materials personnel
- Industrial and process engineers
- Anyone responsible for production efficiency
Daily programme
- Principles of production planning and control
- Production systems and environments
- Demand forecasting
- Aggregate planning
- Master production scheduling
- Material requirements planning (MRP)
- Capacity planning
- Scheduling techniques
- Inventory management principles
- Economic order quantity
- Just-in-time and pull systems
- Materials management
- Lean production principles
- Waste elimination
- Bottleneck management
- Continuous flow
- Production performance monitoring
- Key performance indicators
- Continuous improvement
- Course review and case studies
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
