 Material Requirement Planning
Presents scheduling logic for material items including data requirements, integration
of service, inter-plant and production requirements and techniques for structuring
bills-of-materials in various environments; and gross-to-net logic, pegging and reporting.
Reporting covers the variety of MRP formats available to assist planning and problem
solving. Upon completion the participant should be fully qualified to pass the APICS CPIM
test on Material Requirements Planning.
Cycle Counting
Without a high level of data accuracy in the MRP system, resulting decisions may be
faulty at best, and at worst fatally dangerous. This course covers the techniques for
achieving and maintaining a high level of inventory record accuracy, including item
selection, counting/measuring, reconciliation, root cause analysis, and management
reporting techniques. In addition, bill-of-material auditing also is reviewed to ensure
the accuracy of engineering data.
Inventory Control & Management
Course covers development of inventory strategies appropriate for different
environments; aggregate inventory plans; various stock keeping system; inventory
transactions; ABC analysis and replenishment ordering systems, including physical control,
MRP and reorder point systems. Forecasting for inventory control also is covered, as well
as modeling of the inventory parameters to ensure that the "drivers" minimize
inventory investment while maximizing customer service. Upon completion, participants
should be fully qualified to pass the APICS CPIM test on Inventory Management.
Shop Floor Scheduling & Control
Course covers the order or schedule release mechanisms, infinite and finite, as well
as backward and forward scheduling techniques to establish valid schedule priorities based
on appropriate scheduling rules. Shop floor data collection, bar coding, dispatch lists,
performance reporting, and linkages to MRP and master production schedule to support
customer service reporting are also presented. In addition, the development and evaluation
of the capacity requirements plan (a pre-condition for generating valid schedules in
certain environments) also is covered. Upon completion, participants should be fully
qualified to pass the APICS CPIM test on Shop Floor Control.
Capacity Planning
Course presents systems of resource planning for labor, materials and equipment for
aggregate production planning and rough-cut for master schedule validity as well as
capacity requirements planning to support operations scheduling in various manufacturing
environments. This course, taken together with the courses on Shop Floor Scheduling and
Control & Master Production Scheduling comprise the essential features of a closed
loop ERP system. Upon completion of this course, participants should be fully qualified to
pass the APICS CPIM test on Capacity Planning.
Just in Time
Course topics include the elimination and prevention of waste emanating from
manufacturing processes, policies, operating systems, maintenance systems, and poorly
trained workers. Demand-pull techniques using several types of Kanbans for scheduling
production and vendors as well as techniques for integrating JIT with MRP systems also are
covered. Upon completion of this course, participants should be fully qualified to pass
the APICS CPIM test on Just in Time.
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