04 Production Planning and Control

Master the basics of manufacturing efficiency! This quick breakdown covers the essential steps to streamline factory operations, from predicting customer demand to eliminating production bottlenecks and tracking real-time performance. What's Covered: 📈 Forecasting & Scheduling: Predicting demand and mapping out production runs. 🤝 PPIC Coordination: Aligning sales, material purchasing, and execution. ⚖️ Capacity Balancing: Matching factory output to actual market needs. 🛑 Bottleneck Management: Finding and fixing process slowdowns to increase throughput.