Production Planning and Control

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Planning, scheduling, and controlling production processes to ensure efficient use of resources and timely delivery of products.

Capacity Planning: Capacity planning involves forecasting demand and matching it with the supply of resources available, including labor, equipment, and facilities.
Material Requirement Planning (MRP): Material Requirement Planning is a software-based inventory and production management system that helps manufacturers control inventory levels, manage production schedules, and ensure that raw materials are available when needed.
Bill of Materials (BOM): A bill of materials (BOM) is a document that lists all the components and parts needed to manufacture a product. It is used to plan and control production, order and track materials and supplies, and manage inventory.
Process Planning: Process planning is the process of determining the most efficient and effective sequence of operations required to manufacture a product. It includes identifying the best machines and tools to use, determining the order in which they should be used, and estimating the time required to complete each operation.
Production Scheduling: Production scheduling is the process of determining when and how much to produce to meet customer demand while minimizing the cost of production. It involves balancing multiple factors, such as machine availability, labor availability, and material availability.
Inventory Control: Inventory control involves managing inventory levels to maximize efficiency and profitability. It includes forecasting demand, ordering and receiving inventory, storing inventory, and tracking inventory levels.
Quality Control: Quality control involves ensuring that products meet the required quality standards. It includes testing and inspecting products at various stages of production, and identifying and correcting defects.
Lean Manufacturing: Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy that emphasizes reducing waste and increasing efficiency. It involves identifying and eliminating activities that don't add value to the production process, such as overproduction, waiting, excess inventory, unnecessary transportation, and defects.
Just-In-Time (JIT) Production: Just-In-Time (JIT) Production is a manufacturing philosophy that emphasizes producing products only when they are needed, and in the exact quantity needed. It is designed to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and increase productivity.
Six Sigma: Six Sigma is a data-driven approach to quality control that focuses on identifying and eliminating defects and reducing variability in the production process. It involves measuring and analyzing data to identify problems, and using statistical methods to identify and reduce variability.
Material Requirements Planning (MRP): A computer-based system that calculates the quantities of each material required for production based on the demand and production schedules.
Demand Planning: A process of forecasting future sales and demand for a product or service to ensure timely manufacturing and delivery.
Capacity Planning: A process of determining the production capacity required to meet the demand for a product or service, including the number of machines, labor, and other resources needed.
Master Production Scheduling (MPS): A detailed plan that outlines the production schedule and quantities of each product to be manufactured over a specific period.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): A software system that integrates all aspects of a business, including production planning and control, finance, supply chain management, and customer relationship management.
Just-in-Time (JIT): A production strategy that focuses on producing goods or services only when they are needed, reducing inventory and minimizing waste.
Lean Manufacturing: A production process that focuses on eliminating waste and increasing efficiency by eliminating unnecessary steps and optimizing production flows.
Total Quality Management (TQM): A philosophy that emphasizes continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and employee involvement in all aspects of production and quality control.
Statistical Process Control (SPC): A method of monitoring production processes to ensure that they are operating within specified ranges and detecting and correcting any variations.
Production Activity Control (PAC): A system that monitors and controls the progress of production activities in real-time, identifying and resolving any issues that may impact production schedules.
Shop Floor Control (SFC): A system that manages the production process in real-time, including managing shop floor activities, tracking material and labor usage, and managing work orders.
Production Planning Optimization (PPO): A process of optimizing production planning and control systems to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
"Production planning is the planning of production and manufacturing modules in a company or industry."
"It utilizes the resource allocation of activities of employees, materials and production capacity."
"In order to serve different customers."
"Different types of production methods ... have their own type of production planning."
"Single item manufacturing, batch production, mass production, continuous production."
"Production planning can be combined with production control into production planning and control.
"Production planning can be combined with enterprise resource planning."
"It utilizes the resource allocation of activities of employees, materials and production capacity."
"It utilizes the resource allocation of activities of employees, materials and production capacity, in order to serve different customers."
"Production planning is the planning of production and manufacturing modules in a company or industry."
"The resource allocation of activities of employees, materials and production capacity."
"In order to serve different customers."
"Different types of production methods ... have their own type of production planning."
"It utilizes the resource allocation of activities of employees, materials and production capacity."
"It utilizes the resource allocation of activities of employees, materials and production capacity."
"To ensure smooth and efficient production processes."
"It can streamline resource allocation and enhance overall operational efficiency."
"By serving different customers through effective resource allocation."
"Resource allocation of activities, materials, and production capacity."
"It can be combined with enterprise resource planning."