Get the details that support the Supply Chain throughout the enterprise. After completing these final weeks the student will be ready for the CPIM Examination.
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Strategic Management of Resources -
The operations functions typically control a large portion of the resources of an enterprise and must manage those resources in a way that supports the implementation of the enterprise and/or business unit strategy. Managing resources to support strategy requires an understanding of the environment(s) in which the organization operates, strategy development and implementation, operations choices and systems, and risk and change management.
Understanding the Business Environment
Globalization/Location Issues
Information Requirements
Sustainability
Developing the Operations Strategy
Performance Objectives and Goals
Product and Service Design
Structure and Infrastructure Choices
Coordination Strategy
Measurement
Logistics
Organizational Commitment Process
Implementing the Operations Strategy
Risk and Risk Mitigation
Change Management
Infrastructure Systems
Structural Deployment
Detailed Scheduling & Planning -
The detailed scheduling and planning processes translate the product level plans and schedules into detailed priority and capacity plans. The section of the course covers processes and techniques for managing inventories, planning material, capacity planning, maintaining relationships with suppliers and communicating requirements and schedules to suppliers.
Planning the Management of Inventory
Types and Classifications of Inventory
Inventory Policies
Inventory Planning
Accuracy, Handling, Storage, and Traceability
Planning Material Requirements to Support the Master Schedule
Identifying Information Used in the Material Planning Process
Identifying the Desirable Characteristics of the Detailed Material Planning Process
Mechanics of the Detailed Material Planning Process
Maintaining the Validity of the Material Plan
Managing the Project Plan
Planning Operations to Support the Priority Plan
Identifying Information Used in the Detailed Capacity Planning Process
Recognizing the Characteristics and Techniques of the Detailed Capacity Planning Process
Using the Detailed Capacity Planning Process
Measuring the Performance of the Detailed Capacity Planning Process
Planning Procurement and External Sources of Supply
Establishing relationships with suppliers
Techniques and Concepts for Supplier Partnerships
Execution & Control of Operations -
This section of the course addresses the principles and practices needed to execute, control and manage operations and those needed to participate in design decisions.
Execution of Operations
Principles – flow, batch, and scheduling
Techniques – push production, pull production, waste management, 5S methodology, and management of inventory
Control of Operations
Principles – management control process, control goals, and feedback and the control process
Techniques – costing and process activity measures
Management and Communication
Principles –individual and group
Techniques – basic seven tools of quality management, DMAIC, Shewhart/Deming cycle, and A3 problem solving
Design Trade-Offs
Principles
Techniques
Master Planning of Resources -
This section of the course addresses supply and demand planning for mid- to long-term independent demand and distribution planning.
Demand Management
General Concepts and Purposes – relating the processes to the environment and linkages
Forecasting demand
Managing the Customer Interface
Sales and Operations Planning
General Concepts and Purposes – relating the processes to the environment and linkages
Management considerations
Sales and Operation Planning Process
Developing and Validating the Production Plan
Master Scheduling
General Concepts and Purpose
Linking the Master Scheduling Process to the Business Environment
Management Considerations
Master Scheduling Process
Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Measuring Master Scheduling Performance
Distribution Planning
Distribution Network Planning
Distribution Replenishment Planning
Measuring the Performance of the Distribution Network and Planning Process
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