Strategic Scheduling for Lean
Strategic Scheduling for Lean Manufacturing
In this seminar, participants design a Lean scheduling system for their own plant. They will integrate the six basic scheduling methods into a practical strategy for Lean Manufacturing. This is a unique offering that covers fundamental topics not found in the usual kanban or scheduling courses.
Program Summary
| Format | Onsite Workshop | Oline | Who Should Attend? |
| Time | 2-Day | 2-4 Wks |
Managers Engineers Materials Managers Schedulers Production Supervisors |
| Cost | $5700 (Includes Travel) | $4700 | |
| Participants | 5-40 | 5-20 | |
| Next Step | Call us at 816-931-1414 | ||
Participants Will Learn...
Some Basics
Lean Manufacturing and what it requires from scheduling.
How to clarify conflicting scheduling objectives.
To measure and track scheduling performance.
Inventory, Capacity, & Backlog
The role of inventory in Lean.
How scheduling can reduce the financial demands that inventory makes .
Why excess capacity can be profitable.
How to determine utilization goals.
Why capacity decisions are strategic and NOT financial.
Make-To-Stock, Make-To-Order, or Assemble-To-Order.
Forecasting
The limitations of forecasting and how to overcome them.
Guarding against forecasting surprises.
The Science Behind Scheduling
System Dynamics, Chaos & feedback.
Why systems go berserk from chaos, oscillation and instability.
Using Theory of Constraints.
Rationalized Lot Sizing
How to calculate the best Lot Sizes.
Why small lots ease planning & reduce inventory.
Production Scheduling Methods
Six basic methods & where they apply:
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Broadcast Kanban Period Batch Control |
Direct Link Re-Order Point (ROP) MRP/ERP |
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How Kanban simplifies MRP and improves performance.
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Simplify, streamline & integrate MRP.
Developing Your Strategy
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How to select the optimum method for each process and each product group.
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About integrating various methods into a comprehensive scheduling strategy.
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The implementation action plan.
Program Outline
1. Introduction
What Is Scheduling?
Identify Your Objectives
How To Measure Performance
2. Forecasting
The Components of A Forecast
Forecasting Methods
How Good Is Your Forecast?
3. Inventory, Capacity & Backlog
Inventory Record Accuracy
The Role of Inventory
Capacity
How To Measure & Define Capacity
What Capacity Should You Provide?
What Is Backlog?
Backlog, Inventory, & Capacity
Make-To-Stock, Make-To-Order, or Assemble-To-Order?
4. Lot Sizing
What Lot Size Should You make?
How Lot Size Affects Scheduling & Inventory
5. Theory of Constraints (TOC)
Marching Exercise
The Corrupting Effects of Variability
How To Apply TOC
6. The Dynamics of Production Systems
The Beer Game: Instability & Chaos
7. Six Production Control Methods
What Is Kanban?
Exercise: Operating A Kanban System
How To Design A Kanban System
Re-Order Point (ROP, Min-Max)
Materials Resource Planning (MRP/ERP)
How Does MRP/ERP Work?
The Hazards of MRP/ERP
How To Make MRP More Effective
Integrating MRP/ERP With Other Methods
8. Putting It Together
Developing Your Strategy
The Hierarchy of Methods
Backlog, Inventory & Capacity are interchangeable.
Economic Lot Sizing
Seasonality
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