Manufacturing Systems and Processes

  1. Production Planning and Control
    1. Demand Forecasting
      1. Qualitative Forecasting Methods
        1. Market Research
          1. Expert Opinion
            1. Delphi Method
            2. Quantitative Forecasting Methods
              1. Time Series Analysis
                1. Moving Averages
                  1. Exponential Smoothing
                    1. Regression Analysis
                    2. Forecast Accuracy
                      1. Error Measurement
                        1. Forecast Monitoring
                      2. Aggregate Production Planning
                        1. Planning Strategies
                          1. Chase Strategy
                            1. Level Strategy
                              1. Hybrid Strategy
                              2. Resource Allocation
                                1. Capacity Considerations
                                2. Master Production Scheduling
                                  1. MPS Development
                                    1. Time Fencing
                                      1. Schedule Freezing
                                        1. Available-to-Promise
                                        2. Material Requirements Planning
                                          1. Bill of Materials
                                            1. BOM Structure
                                              1. BOM Explosion
                                                1. Where-Used Reports
                                                2. Inventory Records
                                                  1. Inventory Status
                                                    1. Lead Times
                                                      1. Safety Stock
                                                      2. MRP Logic
                                                        1. Gross Requirements
                                                          1. Net Requirements
                                                            1. Planned Orders
                                                            2. Lot Sizing Techniques
                                                              1. Lot-for-Lot
                                                                1. Economic Order Quantity
                                                                  1. Period Order Quantity
                                                                2. Manufacturing Resource Planning
                                                                  1. Integration with Financial Systems
                                                                    1. Capacity Requirements Planning
                                                                      1. Closed-Loop MRP
                                                                      2. Enterprise Resource Planning
                                                                        1. ERP Modules
                                                                          1. Manufacturing
                                                                            1. Finance
                                                                              1. Human Resources
                                                                                1. Supply Chain
                                                                                2. Implementation Considerations
                                                                                  1. Benefits and Challenges
                                                                                  2. Capacity Planning
                                                                                    1. Rough-Cut Capacity Planning
                                                                                      1. Capacity Requirements Planning
                                                                                        1. Finite vs Infinite Capacity
                                                                                          1. Capacity Adjustment Strategies
                                                                                          2. Shop Floor Control
                                                                                            1. Order Release
                                                                                              1. Dispatching
                                                                                                1. Progress Reporting
                                                                                                  1. Exception Reporting
                                                                                                  2. Production Scheduling
                                                                                                    1. Scheduling Objectives
                                                                                                      1. Dispatching Rules
                                                                                                        1. First Come First Served
                                                                                                          1. Shortest Processing Time
                                                                                                            1. Earliest Due Date
                                                                                                              1. Critical Ratio
                                                                                                              2. Gantt Charts
                                                                                                                1. Schedule Optimization

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