This is an introductory course for production and inventory management personnel and CPIM candidates. This course provides basic definitions and concepts for planning and controlling the flow of materials into, through, and out of an organization. It explains fundamental relationships among the activities that occur in the supply chain from suppliers to customers. In addition, the course addresses types of manufacturing systems, forecasting, master planning, material requirements planning, capacity management, production activity control, purchasing, inventory management, distribution, quality management, and Just-in-Time manufacturing.

Topics include:
          - Elements of the Supply Chain
          - Just-in-Time (JIT)
          - Total Quality Management (TQM)
          - Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP II)
          - Demand Planning
          - Capacity Management.

Course Information: 10 weekly sessions, 2.5 hours each session, 25 hours total

     In this course, students explore processes used to: develop sales and operations plans; identify and assess internal and external demand and forecasting requirements; and effect an achievable master schedule consistent with business policies, objectives, and resource constraints. The course focuses on developing and validating a plan of supply, relating management of demand to the environment, and developing and validating the master schedule.

     This course focuses on material and capacity scheduling and planning. It includes a detailed explanation of material requirements planning (MRP), a technique suitable for use in job shops. The course also introduces another material planning technique, material-dominated scheduling, which is applicable to process industries and other mature production environments. The course explains capacity requirements planning in detail and introduces other capacity-planning techniques, including processor-dominated scheduling.

Topics include:
          - Recognizing Techniques and Practices of Inventory Management
          - Mechanics of the Detailed Material Planning Process
          - Planning Operations to Support the Priority Plan
          - Planning Procurement and External Sources of Supply.

     This course focuses on three main areas: prioritizing and sequencing work; executing work plans, implementing controls, and reporting activity results; and evaluating and providing feedback on performance. The course explains techniques for scheduling and controlling production and process operations. It also addresses the execution of quality initiatives and continuous improvement plans as well as controlling and handling inventories. Finally, the course presents techniques for evaluating performance and collecting data for effective feedback.

Topics include:
          - Prioritizing and Sequencing Work
          - Executing Plans and Implementing Controls
          - Authorizing and Reporting Activities for Push and Pull Systems
          - Evaluating Performance and Providing Feedback