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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Master Production Schedule Techniques

LSC606 · Supply Chain Planning and Control — Week 10 of 16

CourseLSC606
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Master Production Schedule Techniques

  1. Time phasing and planning time fences
  2. Available-to-Promise (ATP) calculations
  3. Rolling horizon planning
  4. Managing schedule volatility and nervousness
  5. Master Production Schedule Operations Management - A Review of the Production Planning Process

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Explain the concept of master production schedule activities and techniques in supply chain planning and control in business management.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the concept of master production schedule activities and techniques in supply chain planning and control in business management.

Study materials

Videos

  • Master Production Schedule Operations Management - A Review of the Production Planning Process · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 11 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OpenCourseWare 15.762J Supply Chain Planning (Spring 2011) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 14: Aggregate Planning · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 601–642 · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 8: Capacity Planning & Management · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 331–376 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Supply Chain Planning and Control
  • Week 2: Core Elements of Planning and Control Systems
  • Week 3: System Capacity Determination
  • Week 4: Strategic Capacity Management
  • Week 5: Capacity Decisions for Competitive Advantage
  • Week 6: Inventory Functions and Classifications
  • Week 7: Inventory Management Approaches
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Lean and Pull-Based Inventory Control
  • Week 10: Master Production Schedule Techniques
  • Week 11: Bills of Materials and System Integration
  • Week 12: Applying Supply Chain Planning and Control in practice: cas…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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