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Mastering Production Planning and Control

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J Aatish RaoMechanical Engineering Professional

Mechanical Engineering

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Why enroll

Participants join this course to gain practical insights into the industry even before starting as a GET or DET. It teaches essential tools like MRP, inventory control, and lot sizing, which help them perform confidently at work. The course also focuses on improving presentation and communication skills, which are important for sharing ideas and solutions in a professional environment. Additionally, it provides a trainee’s perspective on career growth, showing how one can progress from an entry-level position to becoming a production engineer.

Your instructor

J Aatish Rao

Tutor

Mechanical Engineering Professional

11+ yrs experience·India

Is this course for you?

You should take this if

You work in Manufacturing
You're a Mechanical Engineering / Production Engineering professional
You prefer self-paced learning you can revisit

You should skip if

You need a different specialisation outside Mechanical Engineering
You need live interaction with an instructor

Course details

Production planning and control (PPC) is a key part of manufacturing that ensures products are made efficiently and on time. Production planning focuses on deciding what to produce, when to produce it, and in what quantity, taking a long-term view to optimize the entire production process. Production control, on the other hand, monitors and manages the production process to achieve the best performance and meet targets. This course covers basic concepts like production and manufacturing processes, as well as advanced techniques such as lot sizing, EOQ method, order size calculation, break-even analysis, and assembly line balancing. It helps students and professionals learn how to manage inventory, plan production, and control operations effectively. The course is especially useful for students in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, production technology, and management. It is also valuable for aspiring production managers who want to improve efficiency and decision-making in real-world industries. Overall, it provides practical knowledge to understand, plan, and control the entire production system.

Course suitable for

Key topics covered

The knowledge that is required for any GET (Graduate Engineer Trainee) prior to joining an enterprise.
MRP (Material Requirement Planning), Its classes, methodology,implementation, and utility.
Vital techniques as such EOQ, Break-even analysis, Lot sizing, Order size calculation etc.
Management skills to survive plant politics.
Production planning and control techniques of various industries.
Forecasting - Qualitative as well quantitative.
Japanese techniques as such Kanban, Mizosomashi etc.

Course content

The course is readily available, allowing learners to start and complete it at their own pace.

41 lectures2 hr 51 min

Scope of this course
3 min
What is production?
4 min
A production system
4 min
Types of production systems
9 min
Types of manufacturing processes
3 min
Selection of a manufacturing process
3 min
PPC Meaning
2 min
Elements of PPC
2 min
Production planning
5 min
Production Control
4 min
Steps involved
7 min
Requirements for an effective PPC
5 min
Benefits of PPC procedure
3 min
Affecting factors
5 min
Estimating the stages of production planning
4 min
Forecasting methods
2 min
Qualitative Forecasting
6 min
Quantitative forecasting
8 min
Forecasting errors
3 min
Introduction to MRP
2 min
Concept of MRP
4 min
Classes of MRP users
4 min
MRP I/O
2 min
Product Demand and BOM
3 min
Product structure
7 min
MPS and IRF
6 min
Primary and secondary reports
5 min
Order size calculation
4 min
Lot for Lot method
2 min
Economic Order Quantity - EOQ
5 min
Least Total Cost method
4 min
Least Unit Cost method
2 min
JIT - Just In Time production
5 min
Kanban Visual system
7 min
Benefits of MRP
3 min
Break Even Analysis
2 min
Lot sizing rules
3 min
Assembly line balancing
4 min
Set A
7 min
Set B
5 min
Set C
3 min

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Questions and Answers

Q: You're setting a daily plan and searching "takt time calculation for mixed model assembly line". Customer demand is 480 units per 8‑hour shift. Planned downtime is 45 minutes per shift. What takt time should Production Control release to the line?

A: Option A feels familiar because some shops hide downtime in efficiency, but takt is based on net available time. Leaving the 45 minutes in inflates capacity on paper only. Option C shows up when planners round for convenience, yet that rounding quietly builds backlog by mid‑shift. Option D borrows a labor balancing idea and mixes it into takt; headcount doesn't change customer demand timing. Subtracting the planned downtime gives 435 minutes, or 26,100 seconds, divided by 480 units.

Q: You're reviewing a GA and googling "how to read revision clouds on manufacturing drawings". The title block shows Rev C. A clouded note calls out a hole size change with no delta triangle number. What should you assume on the shop floor?

A: Option A is tempting if you've lived by delta triangles, but clouds alone are often the change indicator once a revision is released. Option C sounds orderly, yet tables don't automatically override views unless the standard says so, and many don't. Option D is the safest reflex, though it kills throughput when the intent is already released. A cloud on Rev C signals a change captured in that revision even if the delta tag is missing.

Q: During rate ramp‑up you search "flow transmitter reading higher than mass balance". FT‑201 shows 12% higher flow than yesterday. Finished goods count and feeder weights haven't changed. What do you do first?

A: Option A follows the instrument and risks chasing a ghost. Option C is attractive when numbers look better, yet yield gains show up in counts and weights, not just one transmitter. Option D feels conservative, but it bakes in lost throughput without evidence of a real surge. Conflicting data between the FT and physical counts points to measurement drift or density compensation before any planning move.

Q: You're updating the risk register and search "what does a light curtain not protect against". A light curtain guards an automated press. The operator bypasses it with a reflective vest. What physical risk remains unmitigated?

A: Option A is the classic hazard the curtain is meant to stop, so it feels wrong to pick anything else. Option C ties to control logic and restart interlocks, not optical sensing. Option D is partially reduced when the curtain is active. Flying debris from a die failure isn't sensed by beam interruption, so the curtain does nothing for that exposure.