Introduction:

Production planning and control represents a core institutional function that structures how organizations balance demand capacity resources and operational stability. Its role centers on ensuring continuity of production flow cost discipline and delivery reliability within manufacturing and industrial systems. This training program covers structured planning frameworks, control models, data architectures and coordination mechanisms used in formal production environments. It provides a general institutional view of how production planning supports workforce alignment, operational governance, and organizational performance in line with HRD Corp competency based training expectations.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Analyze the institutional role of production planning and control within manufacturing systems.

• Classify production planning horizons structures and control mechanisms.

• Evaluate demand forecasting and capacity planning frameworks used in industrial environments.

• Assess inventory and material flow control models supporting production stability.

• Explore performance measurement and continuous workforce development structures aligned with HRD Corp standards.

Target Audience:

• Production planners and scheduling officers.

• Manufacturing and operations supervisors.

• Industrial engineers and process coordinators.

• Supply chain and materials planning specialists.

• Workforce development and operations managers.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Institutional Foundations of Production Planning and Control:

• Position of production planning within manufacturing governance systems.

• Relationship between production strategy and organizational objectives.

• Functional separation between planning scheduling and control structures.

• Workforce capacity positioning in production system design.

• HRD Corp competency alignment in operations based training frameworks.

Unit 2:

Production Planning Horizons and Structural Models:

• Long term aggregate planning framework structures.

• Medium term master production scheduling models.

• Short term dispatching and sequencing system logic.

• Planning hierarchy and decision authority architecture.

• Cross department coordination structures in production planning.

Unit 3:

Demand Forecasting and Capacity Planning Frameworks:

• Forecast classification models for manufacturing environments.

• Capacity requirement planning system structures.

• Bottleneck identification and constraint positioning logic.

• Labor machine and facility capacity alignment frameworks.

• Workforce productivity indicators in HRD Corp competency mapping.

Unit 4:

Inventory and Production Control Systems:

• Material requirement planning (MRP) structural logic.

• Work-in-process control and flow balancing models.

• Inventory classification and safety stock frameworks.

• Production order tracking and status control structures.

• Operational documentation and reporting governance models.

Unit 5:

Performance Measurement and Workforce Development Integration:

• Production efficiency and utilization indicator frameworks.

• Schedule adherence and output reliability measurement models.

• Continuous improvement positioning within production systems.

• Skills development and competency tracking structures for production staff.

• HRD Corp training outcome alignment and organizational capability reporting frameworks.