Learn how to apply the key principles and techniques of production planning and control in this free online course. What is production planning and control and why is there a need for it? This course offers an in-depth understanding of the techniques, functions and applications of this important industrial field. You will study the tools used to ensure plans are well scheduled and executed in time, allowing you to help plan proper production and manufacturing procedures.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188800 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Analyze the scope of production control and planning • Distinguish between production planning and production control • Discuss the objectives of material requirement planning • List the strategies used in capacity planning for production plants • Outline the relevance of priority sequencing in production planning and control • Describe the importance of Gantt charts to the production of goods and services • Identify the application of relative performance of priority sequencing in production planning and control • Evaluate the critical ratio rule and identify its significance to production activities • Summarize the objectives of production planning and control |
| Course Code | 2878 |
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