Introduction
  • Let's Get Started - Why take this course?
  • Meet the Instructor
  • Who is John Mandic?
  • What will you learn? Course Outline & Download Course Slides
  • How will you learn?
  • What is a Supply Chain?
  • What does a Supply Chain look like?
  • Navigating the Exercises
Demand
  • What is Demand?
  • Understanding Demand
  • Forecasting Demand
  • Exercise with instructor - Forecasting using Simple Moving Avergae
  • Exercise with instructor - Forecasting using Weighted Moving Average
  • Exercise with instructor - Forecasting using Exponential Smoothing
  • Understanding Forecast Error
  • Measuring Forecast Error
  • Exercise with instructor - Cumulative Sum of Error
  • Exercise with instructor - Mean Square Root
  • Exercise with instructor - Mean Absolute Deviation
  • Exercise with instructor - Mean Absolute Percent Error
  • Understanding Forecast Error - Part 2
  • Exercise - 3 Month Moving Average
  • Exercise - 4 Month Moving Average
  • Exercise - Measuring Forecast Error
  • Testing Your Knowledge
Manufacturing
  • Introduction to Manufacturing
  • Choosing a Manufacturing Environment
  • Product Life Cycle
  • Choosing your Manufacturing Process and Layout
  • Exercise - Vocabulary - Match the Word and Phrase
  • Testing Your Knowledge
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
  • What is Production Planning?
  • Strategies for Developing a Production Plan
  • Exercise with instructor - Calculating Expected Ending Inventory
  • Exercise with instructor - Developing a Level Production Plan
  • Resource Requirements Planning (RRP)
  • Exercise - RRP
  • Exercise - RRP Part 2
  • Testing Your Knowledge
Master Scheduling
  • What is a Master Production Schedule (MPS)?
  • Exercise with instructor - Creating an MPS plus Projected Available Balance(PAB)
  • Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)
  • Available-to-Promise (ATP)
  • Exercise with instructor - Calculating ATP
  • Exercise - Creating an MPS
  • Testing Your Knowledge
Material Requirements Planning
  • What is Material Requirements Planning (MRP)?
  • Inputs to MRP
  • Product Structure File or Bill of Material (BOM)
  • Bill of Material - Product Tree Format
  • What is a Part Number?
  • Exercise with Instructor - Bill of Material
  • Elements of Manufacturing Lead Time
  • MRP Offsetting & Exploding
  • Exercise with Instructor - MRP Offsetting & Exploding
  • Exercise with Instructor - Time Phasing
  • Exercise - Time Phasing
  • MRP - Functions & Use of Software
  • Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
  • Understanding Time Fences & Zones
  • Testing Your Knowledge
Capacity Planning
  • Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) in detail
  • Determining Available Capacity
  • Exercise - Rated Capacity
  • Testing Your Knowledge
Production Activity Control
  • What is Production Activity Control?
  • Shop Order Release
Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC)
  • MPC Hierarchy
  • Testing Your Knowledge
Inventory
  • What is Inventory?
  • Customer Service and Safety Stock
  • Stock-out
  • Carrying Cost vs. Ordering Cost
  • EOQ
  • Inventory Management
  • Exercise with Instructor - ABC Analysis
  • Testing Your Knowledge
Focus on the Customer
  • Meeting Customer Expectations
Sustainability
  • What is Sustainability?
  • Supply Chain Sustainability
Closing Remarks
  • Congratulations
  • Acknowledgements
Next Steps
  • What's next?
  • Supply Chain News