Description

Theory
2

Laboratory
2

Instructors

Paulo Ávila

Contents

1 Types of Production Systems
1.1 Interest of the typology
1.2 Classification of production systems processes
1.3 Characterization of the major processes
1.4 Implications of the types of procedures in the management of major organizations

2 Planning, Programming and Production Control (PPCP) (to MRP)
2.1 The planning function planning and production control
2.2 Strategic planning
2.3 Aggregate Planning
2.4 Master Production Planning
2.5 Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) and capacity (CRP)
2.6 Release of manufacturing orders
2.7 Detailed Production Scheduling
2.8 Control of production

3 Just in time (JIT) in Planning and Production Control
3.1 Essential elements of JIT
3.2 Implications of JIT in the various phases of the PPCP
3.3 Group Technology
3.4 The control of production with Kanban
3.5 Comparison of JIT and MRP and its suitability to the different types of production systems
3.6 The integration of the two models

4 Introduction to the Optimized Production technology

Learning Outcomes

Understand the importance of the various stages of planning, scheduling and controlling production, as well as the different approaches to implementation and perspective of MRP, JIT and OPT.
The student after attending this course will:
- Understand and characterize the production systems, their information needs and criteria for management support;
- Understand the various phases of planning, programming and control of production and its related functions;
- Analyze, understand and be able to use the various models and techniques for solving the key problems in production management and operations;
- Differentiate the MRP model of JIT in production management and recognize forms of integration.