Due to unprecedented demand, the Black Country Skills Factory has confirmed an additional date for the accredited leadership and management course, Material Planning & Production Control, taking place at Castings PLC on Wednesday 20 January 2016.
The course which is aimed at operational leaders (supervisors/managers) in manufacturing supply chain companies will provide an introduction to stock control within the manufacturing environment and how this can affect production output.
Course Content
Who should attend: Operational Managers and/or Leaders within the Manufacturing Environment
Course structure (e.g. type of delivery, classroom, practical, simulated etc.): Class room and practical.
Benefits of attending: by the end of the course delegates will be able to understand:
The basic
principles of stock control
How lead times can affect stock control and production output
Production planning techniques appropriate to small scale planning
The benefits of recording production output
The principles of production targets vs timescales
Key topics:
Stock control and
stock control requirements
Receipt and issues associated with scrap materials and defects
Production planning tools and techniques lead times, process route and
changeover time
Measuring and recording production output
Measuring capacity and setting realistic target output
Heres what previous delegates thought about the course delivered in October 2015:
I could identify with course content due to my job role.
The course allowed me to understand stock control better
I developed different techniques for planning production.
Course
information and booking
Course information: full course information is available to download here.
Course costs: £160 per person per course.
Course booking: Call 01384 471163 or e-mail [email protected]
Dates for your diary
The next technical engineering and leadership & management bite-size courses in the programme are as follows:
Basic Hydraulic Systems 7-8 Dec 2015
Basic Pneumatic Systems 14-15Dec 2015
Appraisal & Performance Management 16 Dec 2016
Intermediate Pneumatics/Hydraulics (Electro Control) 21-22 Dec 2015
Material Planning & Production Control 20 Jan 2016
Bookings and enquiries can be made by clicking on course titles (above) and registering your interest directly through the Skills Factory website.
For an informal discussion on any of the above courses please call Colin Parker on 07944 268709 or e-mail [email protected]