Production Planning & Control 2-Day Course
Processes, tools, techniques & performance measures for Production Planning & Control Excellence
KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
In this workshop, you will find out how to:
- DIFFERENTIATE between co-ordination, reliability & LEAN
- UNDERSTAND the development of Integrated Planning & Control including FLOWCASTING – forecasting & planning at the retail level and calculating back through the supply chain
- REVIEW World Class Planning & Control & assess the maturity of your business
- DISCUSS successful New Product Introduction approaches
- IMPLEMENT an effective Sales Forecasting Process using existing Excel capabilities
- LEARN how to schedule DC inventories, Finished Item inventories & Manufactured/Purchased inventories through DRP, MPS, MRP & Vendor Scheduling for supplier connectivity
- UNDERSTAND data accuracy requirements for a successful computer-based management system regardless of your ERP system
- CREATE a simple safety stock/inventory level simulator to feed the pre-IBP process & the Senior Management IBP meeting
- UNDERSTAND the link to operations & purchasing
- OBTAIN “next practice” checklists to assist on your journey to best practice demand planning & sales forecasting including the Tom Wallace excel based S&OP diagnostic tool to conduct a self-assessment of key processes related to the IBP process. This checklist does not cover every aspect of an integrated planning & control process however, 2 other checklists will be provided to expand a self-assessment if your business wants to tackle other key processes. This checklist covers the monthly S&OP cycle, the Sales Forecasting process & the Master Scheduling/RCCP processes. The checklist may be completed prior to the course or, time permitting, at the end of the 2 days where we may evaluate each company’s strengths & weaknesses according to the results of the assessment tool.
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
This workshop will provide you with an understanding of why Integrated Planning & Control techniques were added to our knowledge as we learnt about the different behaviour of DC finished goods, Finished Items at the Manufacturing sites & Manufactured & Purchased items, as well as items that experience repetition where simplicity in execution is paramount. Of course, planning at the aggregate level through S&OP will also be addressed not just detailed planning.
Accountabilities and cross functional links will be discussed to enable you to assess the quality of your current processes against world class checklists. Although participants will receive 3 checklists the focus for this class will be the Tom Wallace self-assessment, excel based tool. The other 2 checklists provided free will be the Fundamental checklist and a checklist focused more on Behaviours rather than processes (not that processes aren’t important!).
Relevant performance measures will be presented to ensure companies are using the correct measures & the correct formula.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Practitioners in medium to large businesses involved in setting safety stock levels, achieving high levels of customer service, managing & reducing inventory levels, sales forecasting activities, sales planning activities & customer communications, sales & marketing personnel, demand & distribution management, staff involved in new product introductions & product portfolio management, range & business rationalisation, master schedulers, pre-S&OP and S&OP participants. Such as:
Demand Managers. Demand Planners.
Production Managers. Planning Managers.
Inventory Managers. Purchasing Managers.
IT Managers. Project Team Leaders.
Finance Managers. Project Team Members.
Staff responsible for sales forecasting.
Supply Chain Managers. Distribution Managers
Course Dates & Duration
26 - 27 May 2026
Classes are conducted daily, 9 am to 5 pm Sydney Time, totaling 16 training hours. Participants will join the training via ZOOM. Participants will earn 16 CPD points for certification maintenance.
Prices
ASCI Member: $1,950
Non Member: $2,350
Contact us for the detailed program.